Ib Psychology - Biological approach - Summative

Technique used to study ongoing brain activity:

What is false about synapses?

• It represents the place where the axon of one neuron approaches a dendrite or soma of another neuron

• It is a structure that connects two neurons

• It is a structure that inhibits a neuron from firing

• It is the space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are fired

Explain the results and conclusion of one study that investigates hormones

Hormones are produced by:

Name a pheromone relevant for studying behaviour:

Shortly explain why pheromones action on human behaviour is mostly speculative:

The set of traits that manifest in the body, appearance or behavior is called:

The model stipulating that the phenotype is comprised from the genetical inheritance, shared, and individual environment is called:

What is the whole name of the MAOA gene?

Who studied the relationship between MAOA gene and behaviour?