Biological Beliefs
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- Created on: 29-03-15 18:17
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- Biological Approach Beliefs
- Genes
- Units of information that are inherited from our parents
- Control / Influence our characteristics
- Sections of DNA found in our cells
- May interact with one another to produce an effect on behaviour
- Hormones
- Messages can be passed on through hormones
- E.g. androgens and oestrogen
- Chemical that is released from a gland, travels into the blood and affects target organs
- Affect growth, development and metabolism
- Central Nervous System
- Makes decisions and controls co-ordination
- Nerves that are connected carry information in and out from the brain
- Neurones
- Nerve cells that receive and transmit information from cell to cell
- Contain receptors, to which neurotransmitters attach and cause action potentials
- Neurotransmitters
- Chemical messengers that act between the neurones in the brain
- Allow the brain to process thoughts and memories
- Genes
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