Psychology Unit 2 Aggression

Psychology Unit 2 Aggression

1. Biological

   • Hormones (Testosterone)
     • Young et al.
       • To see the affect that hormones have on aggressive Behaviour
       • Young injected pregnant rhesus monkeys with testosterone
       • Supports Biological Explanation
       • Monkeys cant represent Humans
   • Chromosomal Abnormality
     • Case Study American Killer
   • Brain Disease
     • Raine
       • 41 Murders had a PET scan and were compared with non murders
         • Pre frontal cortex had lower activity than non murders
       • Provides evidence that aggressive behaviour can be explained by a biological explanation

2. Psychodynamic

   • Freud
     • He suggested that we have a unconscious drive that causes aggressive behaviour the aggressive drive is called thanatos

3. Social Learning Theory

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