biological approach Keywords for each assumption and example in psychology 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyBiological ApproachASOther Created by: tors2000Created on: 18-11-17 19:54 Assumption 1 Cerebral cortex Frontal lobe Temporal lobe Occipital lobe Parietal lobe Personality & thinking Vision Hearing & language Damage Change 1 of 6 Assumption 1 : example in psychology Raine Et Al Brain abnormalities Limbic system Amygdala Corpus Callosum Thalamus Low activity Violent behaviour Lack of inhibition Fearlessness Failure Negative effects 41 murderers non-murderers PET scans 2 of 6 Assumption 2 Neurotransmitters Neurons Dendrites Flexibility Connect Synapse Chemical messengers Presynaptic Vesicles Inhibit Stimulate Receptor sites Serotonin Dopamine Adrenaline Rewards Schizophrenia Arousal Depression 3 of 6 Assumption 2 : example in psychology Mental health Too little High levels Mood Appetite Sleep Antidepressants Increase Availability Postsynaptic receptor Block Reduce Dopamine 4 of 6 Assumption 3 Evolutionary influences Evolve Theory of evolution Human behaviour Changed Adapted Demands Individual environments Theory of adaptiveness Theory of natural selection Enhances Reproduction Survival Passed Next generation 5 of 6 Assumption 3 : example in psychology Evolutionary psychology Certain fears adaptive behaviours survive Inherited predisposition Matchett & Davey Contamination risk Likelihood attack Predatory animals Associated Disgust 6 of 6
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