Biological Approach Assumptions 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyASWJEC Created by: EmilyCreated on: 31-12-12 14:03 What is the first assumption of the biological approach? There is a close link between the brain and behaviour 1 of 8 What does this first assumption mean? Thoughts and emotions are based on electrical messages which are carried around the brain by neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine 2 of 8 What example can you give for the first assumption of the bio A? Low levels of serotonin can cause depressive behaviour 3 of 8 What is the second assumption of the Biological Approach? There is a close link between genes and behaviour 4 of 8 What does the second assumption mean? The genes a person inherits from their parents will play a role in shaping behaviour 5 of 8 What example can you give for the second assumption of the bio a? IQ or mental disorders would be inherited 6 of 8 What does the second assumtpion also mean? Genes we have inherited through evolution have to adaptive behaviour 7 of 8 What example can you give for the evolution behaviour? men fancy women aged 20-40 with large breasts, as this suggests fertility 8 of 8
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