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Psychology UNIT 2 Aggression

1. Biological Explanation

   • Hormones
     • Men have much more testoterone
       • Young et al.
   • Chromosomal Abnormality
     • High proportion of men have an extra Y chromosome
   • Damage in the brains behaviour
     • Pre frontal cortex is damaged through disease
       • Raine (1997)

2. Biological Reducing Aggression

   • ADHD
     • The drug Ritalin
       • The Pre frontal cortex is stimulated
   • Psychosurgery
     • Heated probe
       • Kill the damaged nerves and cells
       • Once destroyed they cannot be brought back