Booklet 1 Aggression - Neural and hormonal mechanisms

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Who used a sample of 692 adult male prisoners?
Dabbs
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What type of system is seen as prominent in terms of aggression?
The limbic system
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Who is involved in most research into aggression?
Animals
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When is testosterone thought to impact aggression from?
Early adulthood
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Give a weakness of hormonal mechanisms as an explanation for aggression
Deterministic
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Which animal did Beeman focus on?
Mice
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What is an issue of the limbic system?
It is not clear-cut
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How does medication improve aggression?
By increasing levels of serotonin
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Why can correlations be a positive thing?
Because they are more ethical as they do not involve manipulation
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