Biologists and sociologists view the concept of human behaviours or characteristics quite differently. Biological explanations would suggest that it is genes‚ instincts‚ or evolutionary advantages that determine human behaviour. These types of explanations suggest human traits are predetermined and are difficult to change. Sociologists argue these are misguided explanations for human behaviour because this sort of definition takes away from the obviously observable variations in behaviour throughout
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Topic 11- Environmental approaches Assess the usefulness of environmental approaches in explaining the causes and extent of deviance in society. 21 marks Crimes of locality affect all urban areas throughout the world. Sociologists have tried to explain how and why these crimes occur and others have put forward theories to try and stop crimes from happening. Shaw and McKay of Chicago University used a system in which the city was seen as divided into five concentric circles radiating from the
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EDU622-1205D-01 Professor Deana Plaskon Unit 3 IP What Theories Did Kermit Use Robin Lee Abstract 3 different cognitive * Social cognitive * Assimilation * Information processing There were three cognitive theries that was expressed in the reading example‚ Social cognitive theory‚ Assimilation theory and Information processing theory. Social cognitive theory (SCT) refers to a psychological model of behavior that emerged primarily from the work of Albert Bandura (1977;
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Mini - assignments for biological rhythms 1. Outline what we mean by an endogenous pacemaker (3) Endogenous rhythms are rhythms that aren’t imposed by the environment but generated from within the organism. Since many of our biological cycles follow an approximation 24-hour rhythm‚ even in the absence of external stimuli‚ it follows that there must be some kind of internal biological clock. 2. What is the name given to external events that play a role in rhythmic activities? Give
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Psychodynamic model of abnormality- the Oral‚ Anal and Phallic stages of development. Freud suggested that psychological development in childhood takes place in a series of stages that occur throughout fixed periods of time‚ his theory suggests children develop though psychosexual stages which involve conflict which must be resolved. The Oral stage: This is the first stage of development which occurs at the age of 0-1 years. In this stage the mouth is the source of pleasure for the libido‚ at
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Biological Anthropology What is researched within Biological Anthropology? Biological Anthropology studies the behaviours and biological variations of human beings‚ other primates‚ and extinct hominin ancestors. This subfield of anthropology provides us with a biological perspective on the variation of humans as a whole. What are some Biological Anthropology Research Methods? Since it is such a broad sub-discipline‚ the research methods tend to vary. Some biological anthropologists
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of Mental Disorder to comprehend the symptoms and the pattern. Furthermore‚ a theory that is adequate for one client may not be the same for the other client. Therefore‚ clinicians need to analyze the client as a whole and unique person. The psychodynamic psychotherapy shared the assumptions about behavior. The problem consists of the unconscious‚ conscious‚ internalized relationship‚ psychological conflict‚
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Biological Approach to Depression The biological approach is based on the idea that depression has a physical or organic cause. One explanation suggests that some people are simply more genetically inclined to develop depression‚ as Hecimovic suggested that it was caused by a mutation in the 5-HTT gene‚ which was responsible for coding for serotonin production‚ and that this mutation is inherited. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have all helped support the role of genetics in
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Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory do not constiture proper science? Evaluate this claim. Sigmund Freud was the founder of the Psychodynamic theory in the 1800’s. During his lifetime and since his death‚ the scientific world has scrutinized his work and findings. Till this day‚ there is much debate as to whether Sigmund Freud’s theory constitutes proper science. We shall attempt to evaluate this statement by taking a closer look at the definition of what constitutes “proper science”. In order
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Week 7 Essay Define "biological productivity.” When a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ what does she or he mean? List several factors that influence productivity in various ocean environments (the surf zone‚ mid-ocean and the deep abyss). According to encyclopedia2 the definition of biological productivity is “The productivity of organisms and ecosystems‚ as defined by primary‚ secondary‚ and community productivities. So when a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ he or she is referring
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