Biological Level of Analysis

1. Amnesia can be defined as the inability to learn new information or retrieve information that has already been stored in memory. Amnesia is the condition in which people lose their ability to memorize/recall information. (7, 10)
4. Secreted in the Adrenal glands, located above both kidneys. "flight or fight" increase alertness, blood flow, heart rate; dilates pupils slows down none essential functions (10)
5. Minnesota Twin Study; Longitudinal Study; A: Role of genetics on IQ; P's: MZT's and MZA's; R: MZT IQ concordance was 86% MZA of 76%; R: Link between genes and IQ but doesn't rule out environment (8, 2, 2)
8. nerve cells (6)
9. Secreted by the testes in males,supporting male traits as it influences aggressiveness, supporting male traits as it influences aggressiveness (12)

2. Genes are segments of DNA inherited by the offspring from the parent. Genes are considered responsible for the development of behavioural characteristic (8)
3. Evolution is the changing in the inherited traits of a species over time. Charles Darwin – the father of evolutionary psychology – proposed the theory of evolution. (9, 10)
6. Serotonin stimulates neurotransmission in the post-synaptic neuron, increasing arousal, emotion and is also implicated in depression. Secreted into the human body by the pineal glands. (9)
7. Intelligence is an aspect of behaviour that has been studied in relation to genetics. It was questioned whether intelligence was attributed to genetic or environmental factors. Intelligence is difficult to define (12)
10. Expensive; limited to activation studies; gives correlation but not causation; small movement affects quality; can't be used on everyone; limited space causes claustrophobic distress; obese individuals may not fit; patience with pacemakers can't use (13, 2, 4)

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