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The biological level of analysis (BLA) states that all cognitions, emotions and behaviours have a physiological basis.
Principles: - Emotions and behaviours are products of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous and endocrine systems - Animal research may inform our understanding of human behaviour - Patterns of behaviour can be inherited; behaviour is innate because it is genetically based Study: Raine et al |
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GLO3 |
The biological level of analysis (BLA) states that all cognitions, emotions and behaviours have a physiological basis. Experiments Study: Raine et al |
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GLO4 |
The biological level of analysis (BLA) states that all cognitions, emotions and behaviours have a physiological basis. Ethical considerations are moral rules and principles used in order to ensure participants are not harmed. Deception Study: Schachter and Singer |
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PB1 |
Localisation of function is the theory that certain areas of the brain correspond to certain functions; in that specific areas of the brain control different functions carried out by the brain. Study: Scoville and Milner |
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PB2 |
Neurons are nerve cells - one of the building blocks of behaviour. Neurotransmission is the method by which messages are sent through the central nervous system. Neurotransmitters are the body’s natural chemical messengers which transmit information from one neuron to another. Acetycholine (associated with learning and memory) Study: Martinez and Kesner |
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Hormones are chemicals released by glands in the endocrine system which circulate in the bloodstream and act as messengers affecting particular cells and organs. The endocrine system is a system comprised of glands, which secrete hormones into the bloodstream to affect behaviour. Hormones have widespread effects on both physiology and psychology in humans and thus behaviour. Adrenaline - Fight or flight reaction and arousal Study: Schachter and Singer |
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Brain plasticity is the brain's ability to rearrange its connections with its neurons; that is the changes that occur in the structure of the brain as a result of learning or experience (exposure to different environments). It is stimulated by the environment and occurs when something new has been learnt. Study: Rosenzweig and Bennet |
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Cognition is the mental process of acquiring and processing knowledge whereas physiology is the internal, biological mechanisms of living organisms. Memory, amnesia - Amnesia can be defined as the inability to learn new information or retrieve information that has already been stored in memory. Retrograde (no old), anterograde (no new). Study: Scoville and Milner |
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PB6 |
Brain Imaging Technologies MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study: Corkin |
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GB1 |
Genes are segments of DNA inherited by the offspring from the parent and are considered responsible for the development of behavioural characteristics. Twins: Used in genetic research to study the correlation between genetic inheritance and behaviour due to the common genetics shared by twins. MZT - indentical DZT - fraternal Study: Nurnberger and Gershon |
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Evolution is change in inherited traits over time. Natural selection: genes which are best fit for the environment are passed on. Study: Fessler |
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GB3 |
Genetic Research: research into human genetics aims to determine the influence of genes on behaviour. Ethics - Stigmatization, self fulfilling prophecy.
This kind of research may pose risks to participants because there are consequences for any individual, and their family, who finds out that they have a genetic predisposition to a disorder or behaviour that is harmful. Study: Fessler |
