A01

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  • What does the biological approach suggest about psychological behavior?
    Everything psychological is initially biological
  • Why must we look at biological structures to understand human behavior?
    To fully understand human behavior
  • Where does the mind reside according to the biological perspective?
    In the brain
  • How does the cognitive approach differ from the biological approach?
    Cognitive approach sees mental processes as separate
  • What does neurochemistry refer to?
    The action of chemicals in the brain
  • What role do neurotransmitters play in behavior?
    They facilitate chemical transmission in the brain
  • What mental disorder is associated with low serotonin levels?
    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • What mental disorder is linked to overproduction of dopamine?
    Schizophrenia
  • How are psychological characteristics inherited?
    Like height or eye color
  • What do twin studies investigate?
    Genetic basis of psychological characteristics
  • What are concordance rates?
    Extent twins share the same characteristic
  • What is expected of identical twins regarding genetic characteristics?
    They should be concordant for genetic traits
  • How do non-identical twins differ in genetic sharing?
    They share about 50% of the same genes
  • What is the assumption about the environment in twin studies?
    The environment is assumed to be constant
  • What is a genotype?
    A person's actual genetic make-up
  • What is a phenotype?
    Expression of genes through characteristics
  • How can identical twins have different phenotypes?
    Due to different gene expressions
  • What do biological psychologists believe about behavior?
    It depends on nature and nurture interaction
  • Who proposed the theory of natural selection?
    Charles Darwin
  • What does the theory of natural selection explain?
    How genetically determined behavior enhances survival
  • How does natural selection occur in nature?
    Through advantages that enhance survival and reproduction
  • What is the analogy used to explain natural selection?
    A farmer selecting animals for breeding
  • What happens to traits if an individual survives but does not reproduce?
    Traits do not remain in the gene pool