A Level Psychology Paper 3 Key Studies

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A Level Psychology Paper 3 Key Studies Gospic Ultimatum game - found amygdala activity activated when ppts acted aggressively. When ppts on benzodiazepines, lowered amygdala activity. Giammanco Castr... ation of animals reduces aggression, injection of testosterone increases aggression Coccarro Concordance rate verbal aggression: MZ 28% and Dz 7%, physical aggression: MZ 50%, 19% for DZ Chambers New Zealand Moari Men - 54% have L-MAOA gene (compared to 34% of Caucasians). Māori people are thought to be fierce warriors. Tibergen Male Sticklback fish - place fake fish (of different shapes) into a tank, they had red bellies, male stick backs would charge at fake fish in mating season, even if different shape to stickebacks. Buss Hypothetical situation: would you prefer if your partner slept with someone else or was romantically involved with someone else. Men more concerned with former, women with the latter. (Occurred crossed culturally) Dobash and Dobash Women who were in domestically violent relationships reported jealousy as a reason Chagnon Warfare is evolutionary, as male warriors would attract more mates Geen Puzzle study - conditions increasing frustration - one group ran out of time, another had someone interring, the final had insults given by a confederate. Then they were asked to blast shocks to a confederate to measure frustration. Insulted patients gave the strongest shocks. Berkowitz Participants given shocks by a confederate creating anger and frustration. Then ppt could give fake shocks back to the confederate. Shocks were greater when guns were on the table in comparison to no guns. Bandura Children imitated aggressive role models, and were more likely to copy role models of the same sex. Children were also more likely to imitate cartoon characters than real life models showing the power of the media. Poulin and Boivin Aggressive boys formed friendships with other aggressive boys, these friendships mutually reinforced the behavior. Dodd Hypothetical situation - asked undergraduates, 'if you could do anything...' anonymously. Found 36% involved anti-social behavior, 26% were criminal acts. Douglas and McGarty Studied online gaming behavior, most aggressive comments/insults came from those who don't use their real identity Camp and Gaes Dispositional factors - examines prison violence across two years in high security prisons of different quality/ found no significant difference in violence, suggesting situational factors don't play a part [Show More]

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