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Genetic factors in
Aggressive Behaviour
Starter
On mini whiteboards
In three sentences explain the role
of hormones in aggressive
behaviour
As a class- One word story
What are Genetics?
• Why are Psychologists interested in Genetics?
• What group of individuals might Psychologists study when
exploring genetics?
• What are the problems with understanding behaviour
through the study of genetics?
Main task - Group teach
• Group one- Twin studies
• Group two- Adoption studies
• Group three- Evaluation of Twin and adoption studies
• Group four- Gene MAOA
• Group five- Evaluation of genes for aggression
You must produce
• One poster
• One presentation of the poster
• One activity for all the class to complete
Grounding theory activity
• You will each be given a sheet with a study on the top
• You will need to ground this piece of research to the
theory
“What does this evidence suggest about the link between
genes and aggression”
• You will then pass this on to the next person in your group
who must provide their grounding of the research
Issue/Debate/Approach
In pairs you will be allocated an Issue, debate or approach
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nature vs nurture
Reductionism
Determinism
Biological
Animal research
Using
Point
Evidence
Comment
You have five minutes to individually write a paragraph
on your IDA relating to Genetic explanations
Watch the trailer
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3v6KfR9Mw
• Use the following theories to explain the Kray brother’s
aggressive behaviour
• Neural Mechanisms
• Hormonal Mechanisms
• Genetic Factors
At home
• Complete the genetic factors handout in your pack
• Ground the research