Neural & Hormonal Mechanisms in Aggression (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Main genetic explanation of aggression
Main genetic explanation of aggression
Genes influence aggression levels
Effect of different gene alleles on behaviour
Effect of different gene alleles on behaviour
Make people more or less aggressive
MZ vs DZ twin concordance for criminal behaviour
MZ vs DZ twin concordance for criminal behaviour
Higher in MZ twins than DZ twins
Why MZ twins show more similarity in aggression
Why MZ twins show more similarity in aggression
MZ twins share more genes than DZ twins
Adoption study finding on criminal children
Adoption study finding on criminal children
More likely to have criminal biological parents
Why adoption findings support genetics
Why adoption findings support genetics
Similarity between adopted children & biological parents
What MAOA gene produces
What MAOA gene produces
Chemical controlling neurotransmitters like serotonin
MAOA short allele link
MAOA short allele link
Higher aggression
MAOA long allele link
MAOA long allele link
Lower aggression
Frazzetto et al: MAOA & aggression
Frazzetto et al: MAOA & aggression
Low MAOA activity linked to higher aggression in adult men