Bio key question

• Key Question (biology)

  What are the implications for society if aggression is found to be caused by nature?
• Key question biology (A02)

  • Damage to PFC - poor decision making - more violence
  • testosterone - more aggressive - more males in prison
  • Damage to amygdala - less control of emotions - more aggressive - more people dying to violence
  • Evolution - males are bigger and stronger to protect - more aggressive so more attractive to females - so they can pass on their bloodline
• Key question Bio A01

  • 47% of 613 Adult males have a traumatic brain injury
  • 1 billion spent yearly in the uk on rehabilitating individuals with TBI
  • 4 million people die worldwide due to violence
  • 69 million prisoners have a traumatic brain injury
• Key question Biology (A03)

  • 2 strengths supporting the question for example lower glucose metabolism supports aggression being due to nature
  • 2 weaknesses of the question for example reductionist as simplifies aggression to just biology
  • Conclusion for why key question can be considered useful and not useful