The biological approach in psychology

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Outline 1 assumption of the biological approach in psychology
Human characteristics e.g intelligence are due to our genetic make-up
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Who supports the biological approach
Darwin and Bock & Goode
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what did Bock and Goode study
Violent and aggressive mice
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Selective breeding is...
The artificial selection of male and female animals for a particular trait
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A strength of the approach is
it uses scientific experimental procedures in its investigations
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A limitation of the approach is
It is reductionist as it explains behaviour and thought processes in terms of the actions of nerves and chemicals
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