Aggression - SS2 - Biological Explanations - Research 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAggressionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: melissaellis96Created on: 17-05-14 21:06 Which 2 psychologists support the biochemical model? Ferrari et al & Mann et al 1 of 20 What did Ferrari et (2003) allow rats to do for 10 days? Fight 2 of 20 What happened on the 11th day and what was found? Refrained from fighting and dopamine levels increased & serotonin decreased 3 of 20 Which drug did Mann et al (1990) give to 35 adults? Dexfenfluramine - depletes serotonin in the brain 4 of 20 In males, what had increased after taking the drug? Hostility and aggression 5 of 20 Which 4 psychologists supported the role of hormonal mechanisms in aggression? Archer, Book, Virkkunen and Tennes & Kreye 6 of 20 How many studies did Archer (1991) do a meta-analysis of? 5 7 of 20 What did he find a low positive correlation between? Testosterone & aggression 8 of 20 How many studies did Book (2001) do a meta-analysis of? 45 9 of 20 What correlation was found between testosterone & aggression? Positive correlation of 0.14 10 of 20 What did Virkkunen (1985) find in habitually violent offenders? Low levels of cortisol 11 of 20 What did Tennes & Kreye (1985) find in aggressive school children? Low levels of cortisol 12 of 20 Which 3 psychologists support the role of genetics in aggression? Cases et al, Hutchings & Mednick and Brunner et al 13 of 20 What did Cases et al (1995) study? Mice genetically engineered to lack MAOA 14 of 20 What was their behaviour like? Severe behavioural alterations & when adults they showed enhanced aggression and were aggressive when mating 15 of 20 How many adoptions did Hutchings & Mednick study? 14,000 16 of 20 What was a positive correlation found between? Boys and biological parents with criminal convictions 17 of 20 Who did Brunner et al (1993) study? Large Dutch family 18 of 20 What did all males in the family have? Mutant form of MAOA gene 19 of 20 What was their behaviour like? All had borderline retardation and reacted aggressively when angry, fearful or frustrated 20 of 20
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