Adolescent Brain Studies

Eyewitness Testimony Study

Twin Studies

Marshmallow Studies

Stanford Prison Experiment

Twins raised in different households developed entirely opposite behaviors, showing no similarities in adult life.

Twins were separated at birth and brought up in different households displayed remarkably similar behaviour in adult life.

Twins separated at birth showed identical behaviors solely due to their adoptive environments, with no genetic influence.

Twins raised apart exhibited no patterns or behaviors that could be connected to genetics, highlighting environmental influence only.

Scans of teeage brains have revealed that adolscent brains process information in a different way to adult brains.

Researchers found that teenage brains process information identically to adult brains, with no developmental differences.

Scans of teenage brains showed that adolescents rely solely on instinct, without any complex processing of information.

Researchers discovered that teenage brains are fully developed and process information the same way as mature adult brains.

Evolutionary psychology examines how only social and cultural influences determine personality, with no role for biological adaptation.

Evolutionary psychology focuses exclusively on immediate environmental changes without considering inherited traits or adaptations.

Evolutionary psychology is the study of how individual beliefs and preferences are solely responsible for shaping behavior.

Evolutionary psychology explores how behaviour and personality develop differently, through complex biological systems.

Natural selection suggests that species remain unchanged over time, regardless of environmental demands.

Natural selection explores the idea that species adapt over time or evolve mechanism that facilitate survival.

Natural selection is the process by which organisms choose their own traits to develop based on personal preferences.

Natural selection implies that all members of a species evolve identical traits simultaneously, without any variation.

Psychological adaptations looks at the mechanisms people use for language acquisition and detecting cheats.

Psychological adaptations focus on physical traits that help humans adapt to changes in climate and environment.

Psychological adaptations study how individuals consciously choose personality traits based on social preferences.

Psychological adaptations are solely about emotional responses without involving any cognitive mechanisms or learning abilities.

Individual differences examine only the traits shared universally across all people.

Individual differences focus solely on environmental factors.

Individual differences seeks to explain the differences between people.

Individual differences aim to identify similarities in behavior and personality rather than exploring variations among individuals.

Information processing suggests that brain function and behaviour have been moulded by information taken in from the environment.

Information processing suggests that behavior is shaped solely by genetic inheritance, with no influence from environmental information.

Information processing claims that brain function and behavior are static and remain unaffected by any external information.

Information processing argues that only physical traits, not behavior or brain function, are shaped by environmental input.

Physiological, Biological, Psychological

Social, Biological, Psychological

Psychological, Physical, Mental

Physiological, Medical, Genetics

Biography

Biopsychologist

Biophysicist

Biologist

The physiological approach is based on the idea that cultural and social factors are the primary drivers of behavior.

The physiological approach suggests that behavior is entirely a result of conscious choice.

Physiological approach is based on the assumption that biology shapes behaviour.

The physiological approach assumes that behavior is determined solely by personal experiences.

Medical approach explains and treats mental disorders in terms of physicall illness.

• The medical approach explains and treats mental disorders solely by addressing social and environmental factors.

The medical approach views mental disorders as purely a result of lifestyle choices.

The medical approach focuses exclusively on personality traits, disregarding any physical aspects related to mental health.

The genetics approach views behavior as a result of cultural traditions, rather than any inherited genetic patterns.

Genetics approach attempts to explain behaviour in terms of patterns that are laid down in each person's DNA.

The genetics approach suggests that behavior is determined entirely by conscious choices with no genetic influence.

The genetics approach explains behavior solely through environmental influences and external experiences.

Biological psychology is flawed because it considers only environmental and social factors, ignoring biological influences altogether.

Biological psychology is considered unreliable because it assumes behavior is solely determined by personal beliefs and conscious decisions.

Biological psychology is limited because it focuses exclusively on cultural backgrounds rather than any biological attributes.

Biological psychology is considered to be over-simplistic due to the massive influence of biology and inbuilt physical attributes