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Cards (3)

  • Stuart et al (+)

    Ev - 97 men in domestic violence cases, most violent had faulty MOAO gene
    Ex - genetic research supports ethological as ethological depends on innate process that are inherited and adapted
    El - two explanations can be combined to increase validity and applicability
    C - correlation doesn't mean causation
  • Nisbett (-)

    Ev - angry southerners - lab experiment, Northern vs southern USA men. south more likely to respond with reactive aggression due to their honour being challenged
    Ex - ethological assumes everyone experiences FAPs and IRMs in the same way when they may be challenged through experiences
    El - culturally relative when ethological assumes their is a universal law
    C - research was in a lab so lacks ecological validity
  • Goodall (-)

    Ev - Murderer monkeys - group of chimpanzees, one group systematically kills other monkeys beating them to death - systematic slaughtering
    Ex - ideas on ritualistic aggression lack validity as behaviour shows that animals do kill members of their own species
    El - makes Lorenz's research difficult to generalise across species