Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
logo
  • PEARSON (PEARSON)
  • Psychology 2015
  • Unit 3 - Biological psychology
To add items to your wishlist, you must be logged in
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 1 out of 20 pages
Study guide

Biological Psychology Notes - Written by an A* Psychology Student

5.0
(1 reviews)
4 sold
20 pages
2017/2018 Written for academic year
Institution
PEARSON (PEARSON)
Course
Unit 3 - Biological psychology
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 1 out of 20 pages

This booklet is a guide to help you study for the Unit 3 Biological Psychology section of the Pearson Edexcel A Level Psychology exam. These notes are my personal notes which I used to achieve an A* in my own A Level Psychology exam. Of course, this is only a guide – the notes made here are a starting point to aid you. Please use this in conjunction with your textbook (and your brain!) to create the notes needed for you to feel confident enough to answer questions in each topic. Feel free to highlight phrases, circle headings and scribble down your own notes so that you can make the most of this guide!

Content preview

Considers MECHANISMS WITHIN THE BODY and
how they affect behaviour

E.G. BRAIN STRUCTURE, NEUROTRANSMISSION,
HORMONES
BIOLOGICAL
LIMBIC SYSTEM Hypothalamus, basal ganglia and prefrontal cortex are linked with aggression

PREFRONTAL CORTEX Linked with aggression and impulsivity
THEORIES
NEUROTRANSMISSION Suggests drug addiction occurs due to altered neurotransmission

HORMONES Suggests testosterone is linked with competitive aggression
Suggests aggression is a result of evolutionary adaptation that had a purpose in our
EVOLUTION ancestral past

RAINE ET AL (1997) Found that NGRIs had subtle brain damage to areas of the brain associated with impulse control STUDIES
OLDS AND MILNER (1954) Found a pleasure centre in the brains of rats

DOWNER (1961) Removed an amygdala in monkeys
Found that lack of aggression is linked with absence of amygdala

BRENDGEN ET AL (2005) Found that physical aggression is linked with genetic factors (nature) and social aggression is
linked with environmental factors (nurture)
METHODS
CORRELATION BRAIN SCANS



TWIN STUDIES ADOPTION
STUDIES
Connected book
image
Susan Harty, James Bailey Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology
Publisher: juli 2015 ISBN: 9781447982463 Edition: 1

Document information

Study Level
A/AS Level
Subject
Psychology 2015
Uploaded on
September 7, 2019
File latest updated on
September 7, 2019
Number of pages
20
Written in
2017/2018
Type
Study guide
Report Copyright Violation
$6.19
Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF
Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
zonacfl
5.0
(2)
Sold
239
Followers
173
Items
0
Last sold
2 year ago

Reviews from verified buyers

Reviewer avatar
eghosa1 Psychology 2015,Economics A (2015) · 8 reviews
6 year ago

Browse related subjects

Subjects

  • psychology
  • biologicalpsychology
  • alevelpsychology
  • edexcelpsychology
  • edexcel
  • alevel
  • pearson

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Learn more Create citation
Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions