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6. what is in the middle of a neuron body?

  • cell
  • nucleus
  • axon
  • dendrites

7. what did Stralker and Mackie do in 2005?

  • studied mice and gave cannabinoid receptors to them, they showed similar addictive behaviour to humans when given cannabis
  • studied rats connecting wires to pleasure centre and gave them pleasure through electrical charges, rats could give themselves pleasurable shock by pressing a lever and the rats kept returning to it, ignoring other sources of pleasure

8. what happened to Phineas Gage?

  • tamping iron through skull, personality changed - became aggressive and impatient (due to damage to frontal lobe)
  • murdered family, strangers and himself, had spoken to many psychologists before about aggressive urges, autopsy revealed brain tumour size of pecan pressing on amygdala

9. what makes adoption studies more valid?

  • if there is data about biological parent so we can see if there is a closer resemblance to them
  • if there is data about adoptive parent so we can see if there is a closer resemblance to them

10. what is the sample of the Gottesman and Shields study?

  • 62 schizophrenic patients aged 19-64 (equal male-female split)
  • 62 schizophrenic patients aged 19-70 (equal male-female split)
  • 68 schizophrenic patients aged 19-64 (equal male-female split)
  • 62 schizophrenic patients aged 25-64 (equal male-female split)

11. what does the right hemisphere specialise in?

  • musical ability and creativity
  • language, numbers, abstract thought, spatial awareness

12. what happens when there is a pathway of dopaminergic neurons?

  • there is a pleasure centre, one is called the mesolimbic pathway which flows through the mesolimbic system to give feelings of satisfaction and contentment
  • there is a pleasure centre, one is called the mesolimbic pathway which flows through the limbic system to give feelings of satisfaction and contentment
  • there is a pleasure centre, one is called the mesolimbic pathway which flows through the limbic system to give feelings of sadness
  • there is a pleasure centre, one is called the dopaminergic pathway which flows through the limbic system to give feelings of satisfaction and contentment

13. evaluate drugs from the psychodynamic approach?

  • look at the meaning to taking the drug for the user, eros (hate) is the main motivation and drugs are how to get it
  • look at the meaning to taking the drug for the user, eros (love) is the main motivation and drugs are a substitute
  • look at the meaning to taking the drug for the user, eros (hate) is the main motivation and drugs are a substitute
  • look at the meaning to taking the drug for the user, eros (love) is the main motivation and drugs are how to get there

14. what is cathartic behaviour?

  • releasing aggression in a unhealthy way which is good for us will increase aggressive urges
  • releasing aggression in a way which is bad for us will increase aggressive urges
  • releasing aggression in a healthy way which is good for us will reduce aggressive urges
  • releasing aggression in a unhealthy way will reduce aggressive urges

15. evaluate ethics of Raine?

  • PET scanning is invasive, but the social responsibility was high and all ppts gave consent
  • NGRIs and controls all gave prior consent, PET imaging is invasive, conclusion may be misinterpreted
  • no consent and were lied to, this was needed for the study however and ppts were debriefed

16. what is the aim of the Raine study?

  • find out if there is a difference between the brain structure and activity between murderers pleading NGRI and non murderers, also if we can generalise from ethology about brain structure
  • find out if there is a difference between the brain structure and activity between murderers and non murderers, also if we can generalise from ethology about brain structure
  • find out if we can generalise from ethology about brain structure

17. what are hormones?

  • slow chemical messengers carried around in the blood, most are produced in the endocrine system
  • gaps between neurons where messages are passed between
  • transmitters that travel quickly round the body using electric pulses

18. what are the types of neurons?

  • sensory and inter
  • motor, sensory, inter
  • motor, transmitters, inter
  • motor and sensory

19. evaluate applications to evolution

  • Raymond Dart "Killer Ape Theory" states that we evolved from aggressive animals and are most aggressive / Harte and Sussmann, "Co-operative Ape Theory" we hunted and evolved to survive together through co-operation
  • Harte and Sussman "Killer Ape Theory" states that we evolved from aggressive animals and are most aggressive / Raymond Dart "Co-operative Ape Theory" we hunted and evolved to survive together through co-operation

20. what is the main idea of psychoanalysis?

  • to treat aggression by exploring the unconscious causes of addition
  • to treat aggression by using appropriate drug therapy
  • to treat aggression by finding out what makes you angry
  • to treat aggression by working out how to calm down in a situation