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- 1What are the areas involved in aggression and give their definition?Limbic system- the area of the brain involved in emotion
Amygdala- a brain structure thought to be involved in emotion. - 2What has given proof that the amygdala is involved emotion?Animal studies have shown that animal studies have become very calm once the amygdala has been removed.
- 3What is a disadvantage to animal studies when looking at humans?it is a correlation study and therefore does not show direct evidence
They also might not be the same use as humans as we have differences - 4What is a strengths for the biological theory for aggression?The removal of the amygdala in animals has shown sufficient evidence
The case studies of Charles Whitteman was evidence for a link to aggresion in humans - 5Why are males more aggressive in most cultures?This is because males have more testosterone than women.
- 6What have psychologists found with testosterone and aggression?That if you castrate male it will lower their the levels of aggression due to testosterone being removed but this can only be done in animals
Simular can be seen in humans when the levels of testosterone in men is measued in the blood and compared to their aggression- corroation studies - 7What is the strength to the belief that testosterone is linked with aggression?Animals show a clear cause and effect of the relationship between testosterone and aggression
human studies show a relationship between aggression and testosterone in correlation stuies - 8Name a Weaknesses in the role of aggression on testosterone?not all humans with high testosterone are aggressive
correlation studies do not provide direct evidence and correlation studies is what is used.
some women are more aggressive then men- so how can testosterone be the cause of aggression - 9What was the aim of Ramirez: culture and aggression and how many participants were used from how many countries?To see whether aggression varied between cultures and the different levels of aggression between males and females
400 psychology students from Spain and Japanese - 10what research method was used in the study?Questionnaires
- 11What style was the questionnaire based on? give the exampleIt was a Linket style question and they ranged from 1=extremely uncharacteristic and 5= extremely characteristic of me
- 12What did the study find that Spanish students were in their aggression? same question but for Japanese studentsSpanish students were more verbally aggressive
Japanese students were more physically aggressive. - 13Name a strength of Ramirez et al?It provided quantitative data
they were fully aware of what was going on - 14Name one weakness of Ramirez et al?Psychology student might be able to guess the aims and therefore might answer in a socially desirable way or have response bias
might have different outcomes in real life as they might answer it in a socially desirable way. eg to look more masculine then what they actually are. - 15What was the aim of Anderson and DilTo see whether people who played violent video games become aggressive
- 16How many participants were used and what research method was used?there were 210 and it was a labatory experiment
- 17Explain the experiment.The participants played a video game for 15 minutes on their own, the game was either violent or non violent. After the first game they would then play a different game in which they versed each other. This then led to the winner being able to press a loud noise buzzer that they could have for as long as possible
- 18what did the results showThe largest and loudest sound was given by those who played the aggressive game
- 19what was a strength of Anderson and DillLabatory experiment- standardized instructions- reliable- high amount of control
have useful applications in the real world- more valid. - 20What was a disadvantage of Anderson and Dillthey were not tested in natural conditions and therefore their behaviour might be different in real life.
they told it was about motor skills and not aggression and therefore it was unethical for informed consent but they were debriefed - 21What was the Aim of Charlton et al`s study?To investigate the effect of television on children's behaviour
- 22When did the study begin? What was the type of experiment? what was the independent and dependant variable? what was the research method? How did they observe the participants?began 2 years before television was introduced. natural experiment
The independent variable was the television and the dependant variable was the children`s behaviour
The research method was questionnaires
They observed the participants through discreet cameras - 23What was the result?Found very little difference between the behaviour before and after due to tight social control- Tv does not effect behaviour.
- 24Name one strength and weakness of Charlton et al`s study?One strength is that it was a natural experiment- valid discreet cameras to keep the behaviour natural
weakness us that because of the close nature of the community the parents might have answered in a socially desirable way. tv in St Helina had much less violence than the mainlan - 25What is the Aim of William et al`s study?To measure children`s behaviour before and after television was introduced to British Columbia?
- 26What was the type of experiment used? What was the name of the three towns used? What was the factors they looked at?Natural experiment
Multitel, unitel, notel
their leisure activities, IQ, creativity and reading ability - 27What was the findings?Children were twice as aggressive after the television was introduced and spent less time on leisure activities with lower IQ tests
- 28What were the strengths of the study?Natural experiment- more valid
Same children throughout- can be compared between the start and end - 29What was the weaknesses of the studies?Did not control how much or what tv was watched
Might be biased as the researcher might have recorded what they wanted to see. - 30What is censorship and please give an example?Censorship is the prevention of the circulation of information if the information is considered harmful or too sensitive. An example could be the 9pm watershed or the rating on films.
- 31How is censorship recorded?It is recorded through a table were different factors were recorded in which it is tallied and they then come to a final conclusion on the rating
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