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Biological approach

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

which of these assumptions is not part of the biological approach?

a)

behaviour is influenced by genetic predispositions

b)

behaviour is innate and inborn

c)

behaviour is affected by evolutionary influences

d)

harsh treatment or punishment during childhood can cause fixations and cause permanent personality traits

2.

Identify two physiologists associated with the brain

a)

Broadbent and Miller

b)

Bowlby and Hunter

c)

Broca and Wernicke

3.

What specialised nerve cells receive, process, and transmit information to other cells in the body?

a)

axons

b)

neurons

c)

croutons

4.

Schizophrenia is understood by the biological approach to be caused by the overproduction of what hormone?

a)

dopamine

b)

noradrenaline

c)

oxytocin

5.

From the point of view of being human, which of the following can the biological approach be criticised for disregarding?

a)

Our biology

b)

Our childhood environment

c)

Our physiology

6.

What kind of scan was used in Raine et al's study?

a)

MRI

b)

PET

c)

CT

d)

all of the above

7.

PET scans measure activity by measuring

a)

The rate of CO2 uptake

b)

The rate of oxygen uptake

c)

The rate of glucose uptake

d)

The rate of water uptake

8.

who carried out the first lobotomies?

a)

Moniz and Freeman

b)

Raine et al

c)

Cosgrove and Rauch

d)

Mayberg et al

9.

which lobes in the brain are responsible for receiving and coordinating messages from the other lobes as well as motor control, speech production and higher functions?

a)

parietal lobes

b)

occipital lobes

c)

frontal lobes

d)

temporal lobes

10.

In a cingulotomy, probes are inserted into the brain to destroy a part of the ...

a)

cingulate gyrus

b)

anterior capsule

c)

temporal lobe

d)

hippocampus