A01

• What is the endocrine system?

  The body's hormone system
• What is the job of the endocrine system?

  To maintain the levels of hormone in the blood and other bodily fluids
• What is inherited?

  Adaptive behaviours and cognitive modules
• What is the process of evolution?

  Slow
• What does the evolutionary psychology seek to do?

  Reconstruct problems that our ancestors faced
• What do the traits promote?

  Survival or sexual success
• What do genes carry?

  Information for particular characteristics
• Why are genes important in human behaviour?

  Differences between people is partly down to their genes
• What can we do with scanning a genome?

  Identify which genes are contributing to any behaviour disorders
• What is neurochemistry?

  The study of neurotransmitters and its function
• What are neurotransmitters?

  A chemical released
• Why is the brain important?

  To map the structure of the brain and the relationship to cognitive processes and behaviour
• What is the nervous system divided into?

  Central and peripheral