The biological explanation of criminal behaviour is a structural account of describing why people commit crimes. Structure-based explanations argue that human actions/ behaviours are driven by forces beyond their control. This can be administered by rules‚ views/opinions‚ faith‚ pressures and‚ in biological terms‚ inherited genes. The claims of the biological explanation have been under development since the early 19th century by amateur scientists and eugenicists. The latter claiming mentally ill
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News & Research. Retrieved November 2‚ 2011‚ from www.psychologicalscience.org: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/0301/prescol.html Cherry‚ K. (2006). Explanations for Forgetting: Reasons Why We Forget. Retrieved November 2‚ 2010‚ from About.com Psychology: http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/explanations-for-forgetting.htm Gerrig‚ Richard‚ J.‚ & Zimbardo‚ P. G. (2002). Glossary of Psychological Terms. Retrieved October 27‚ 2011‚ from American Psychological Association:
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Biological Psychology Amanda Serrano PSY/340 September Fourth‚ 2010 Dr. Giselle L. Gourrier Biological Psychology Psychology touches many areas of life including such areas as memory‚ stress‚ therapy‚ perception‚ learning‚ and personality‚ to name a few. Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Because there is a vast variety of research areas to be studied the field is divided into several subfields. The field of biological psychology‚ also known as biopsychology
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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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Explanations of conformity Why do we conform? Deutsch and Gerrard 1955 decided that there were 2 possible reasons why you would conform. They suggested that it was either due to Normative social influence or due to informational social influence. Normative social influence Need: - Humans have basic need to we want to feel accepted‚ approved and liked and as a member of a group How it leads to conformity: - in order to gain acceptance by others‚ we often conform to the
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Biological Theories “Biological theories of crime focus on the physiological‚ biochemical‚ neurological‚ and genetic factors that influence criminal behavior. However‚ such theories also stress the complex link between a person ’s biology and the broad span of social or environmental factors that sociological theories examine” (Denno‚ 2009). Biological factors that contribute to crime are something neurological or chemical related‚ which is not to be confused with a genetic factor that is inherited
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Explaining behaviour requires and approach. Unfortunately‚ there is not a single way of addressing that problem. Here after is a brief investigation of “two of the approaches” we have been taught in Psychology “Biological and Social approaches”. What are “biological” and “social” approaches in psychology? “Biological approach” in psychology “examines thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviours from a biological point of view”. It is thought that we are consequence of our genetics and physiology. “Social approach”
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1) Biological Approach The Biological approach studies the relationship between behavior and the brain and nervous system. Theorically all behavior can be related to changes in brain activity. Because brain is the processing centre that controls all complex behavior. One of the main assumptions of the biological approach is that all behavior is associated with changes in brain function. Therefore the psychopathology will occur due to changes in either the structure if related to changes in the
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Compare and contrast 3 psychological approaches to the study of criminal behaviour Tim Booth Crime has been defined as ’acts attracting legal punishment’ (Blackburn‚ 1993; p.5) and it can fall within numerous legal categories‚ ranging from crimes against persons‚ against property‚ white collar crimes and so on. However‚ offences such as ’moral crime’‚ where no law has been broken‚ also need to be considered‚ especially when studying the cause and prevention through psychology. Just as the types
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STRESS AND HEALTH: Psychological‚ Behavioral‚ and Biological Determinants This article from the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health is quite reputable and covers numerous aspects dealing with stress. This cite discusses the effects of stress on the human body‚ beginning with childhood and into adulthood. Additionally‚ it elaborates on the consequences of stress that may deal with smoking‚ substance abuse‚ as well as accidents‚ sleeping problems‚ and eating disorders
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