| Question | Answer |
| A biological area that focuses upon the role of DNA on our behaviour | Genetics
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Contains the brain, spinal cord and neurons between our muscles and vital organs | Nervous system
| An example of a mood disorder caused by variations in neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine | Bipolar
| This organ is divided into 4 major lobes (frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital) which have been said to control a person’s behaviour | Brain
| Chemicals within the body that control cells or organs and have been found to affect behaviour | Hormones
| A psychologist who investigated the role of hormones on aggressive behaviour | Dabbs
| A criticism of the biological approach is that it ignores these types of factors | Environmental
| The scientist who developed the theory of evolution which psychologists have used as a counterargument to criticisms of their use of animals in studies | Darwin
| A hormone that Dabbs found has been linked to aggression | Testosterone
| The sample used in many biological experiments | Animals
| A research method which is based upon one individual and enables us to investigate naturally occurring events | Case study
| A real world application of the biological approach that links the chromosomes XY and XX to our behaviour | Gender
| A criticism of the biological approach as it focuses purely upon genetics, brain structure and hormones | Deterministic
| The type of variables that are controlled in an experimental method | Extraneous
| A criticism of the experimental method is that it is low in this | Ecological validity
| The biological approach is this in the nature-nurture debate | Nature
| The sample used in Dabbs’ study | Prisoners
| The use of animals in studies helps us to overcome these types of issues | Ethical
| A real world application of the biological approach as used in treatments for phobias, OCD, schizophrenia and depression | Drug therapy
| A strength of the experimental method meaning that it is a scientific, carefully controlled method | Objective
| A type of research method used by the biological approach for investigating the role of genetics on behaviour | Twin studies
| An advantage of the experimental method as it finds a clear link between the independent variable and the dependent variable | Cause and effect
| A psychological term meaning that factors such as behaviour are broken down into their smallest components, in the biological case, to the cell level | Reductionist
| The results of a case study cannot be said to do this due to their very small sample sizes | Generalise
| The results of Dabbs’ study have been criticised as it is unknown whether high testosterone causes aggression or being aggressive causes testosterone levels to increase. The results are therefore said to be this | Correlational |
