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1
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Where is testosterone produced?

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In leydic cells in male testes and in adrenal cortex

2
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When are the 2 times testosterone is thought to be effective?

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Soon after birth and again in adulthood

3
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What does testosterone act to do when they’re released after birth?

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Sensitises certain neural circuits in the brain to make it more sensitive to testosterone

4
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How does testosterone influence serotonin?

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Acts to reduce amount of serotonin released as its suggested serotonin reduced aggression

5
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Where is cortisol released from?

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Adrenal medulla

6
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What is the relationship between cortisol and aggression?

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Lower the level of cortisol, the higher the levels of aggression

7
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Who performed research into the hormonal explanation of aggression?

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Van goozen et al, Edwards, archer

8
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How many male and female participants did van goozen use?

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35 females

15 males

9
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When did van goozens participants complete the questionnaires to assess their proneness to aggression?

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Before and after recieving hormone treatment

10
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What did van goozens research find?

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Females-males showed increase in aggression and males-females showed decrease in aggression

11
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What did Edwards do?

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Inject one group on neonate rats with testosterone and then both groups injected when they were older

12
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2 hormones associated with aggression…

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Testosterone and cortisol

13
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What did Edwards find?

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Those rats who had a double dose of testosterone were more aggressive

14
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What did Archer do?

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A meta-analysis of 5 studies to find a low positive correlation between testosterone and aggression

15
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Evaluation points of hormonal explanation of aggression…

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Supporting research, too simplistic, research tends to be correlational, scientific, animal research

16
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Why is the research into hormonal explanation scientific?

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Can measure levels of testosterone by measuring levels in blood, saliva & hair

17
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Which researcher measured levels of testosterone in hair?

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Wheeler did as you can see it as hair grows around 1cm a month