UNIT 1 PSYCHOLOGY BIOLOGICAL

A big quiz on everything in the biological approach of edexcel A level psychology

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1. what are developmental differences?

  • as we develop, we change due to nature and nurture, brain=30% adult weight at birth, aged 2=70%, drinking alcohol when pregnant gives foetal alcohol spectrum (FAS) -> small head and abnormal facial features
  • as we develop, we change due to nature and nurture, brain=30% adult weight at birth, aged 2=70%, drinking alcohol when pregnant gives foetal alcohol spectrum (FAS) -> big head and abnormal facial features
  • as we develop, we change due to nature and nurture, brain=70% adult weight at birth, aged 2=30%, drinking alcohol when pregnant gives foetal alcohol spectrum (FAS) -> small head and abnormal facial features
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2. what does SSRI stand for?

  • special stopping of real insulin
  • special stopping of rude ideas
  • selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors
  • selective special re-uptake inhibitors

3. how does nicotine enter the blood?

  • inhale
  • needle
  • eating

4. what does the MAOA-L mutation do?

  • give lower levels of serotonin and leads to more aggression (as shown through injecting it into mice pups)
  • give lower levels of serotonin and leads to more aggression (as shown through injecting it into monkeys)
  • give lower levels of serotonin and leads to less aggression (as shown through injecting it into mice pups)
  • give lower levels of serotonin and leads to less aggression (as shown through injecting it into monkeys)

5. how is reuptake used?

  • depression medicine - SSRI boost serotonin in the brain improving mood
  • depression medicine - SSRI boost testosterone in the brain improving mood
  • depression medicine - SSRI boost dopamine in the brain improving mood
  • depression medicine - SSRI boost oestrogen in the brain improving mood

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