Evaluating The Role Of Hormones Flashcards
1
Q
What is much of the research conducted on?
A
Animals - extent to which it can be generalised is debatable
2
Q
Why is there ethical issues with Van Leeongoed et al experiment?
A
He delayed maternal care of infants
3
Q
What is it simplistic to think?
A
That testosterone is a male hormone and oestrogen/oxytocin being female hormones
4
Q
What has research showed on all 3 hormones?
A
That they exert important influences on both males and females
5
Q
What are hormones often part of?
A
Biological mechanisms that exert multi-faceted and complex actions on body/behaviour
6
Q
What is a main difficulty in researching the role of hormones?
A
Doing it in a non-invasive way
