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Agression - A-level Psychology, AQA
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what is the limbic system
Ans: number of connected brain areas located deep inside the brain
what are the four areas of the limbic system
Ans: amygdala
cingulate gyrus
diencephalon (thalamus+hypothalamus)
hippocampus
what does the limbic system connect
Ans: brain stem to the cortex
what is the brain stem responsible for
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Ans: basic vital life functions
heartbeat
breathing
blood pressure
reflexes
what is the cortex associated with
Ans: higher brain functions
though
deliberate action
what is the cortex
Ans: outer layer of brain
controls higher level functions
what does the limbic system play an important role in
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Ans: controlling range of emotional behaviors
fear
mood
what did Bard and Mountcastle discover in 1937
Ans: separated cortex from limbic system in cats
destruction to hypothalamus = predisposed to ferocious
what does the hypothalamus serve as
Ans: regulatory role in agression
what happen when certain part of hypothalamus is damaged or
destroyed
Ans: ventromedial nuclei
causes cats to develop permanent 'savage behaviours' a couple weeks
after surgery
Agression - A-level Psychology, AQA
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
what is the limbic system
Ans: number of connected brain areas located deep inside the brain
what are the four areas of the limbic system
Ans: amygdala
cingulate gyrus
diencephalon (thalamus+hypothalamus)
hippocampus
what does the limbic system connect
Ans: brain stem to the cortex
what is the brain stem responsible for
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Ans: basic vital life functions
heartbeat
breathing
blood pressure
reflexes
what is the cortex associated with
Ans: higher brain functions
though
deliberate action
what is the cortex
Ans: outer layer of brain
controls higher level functions
what does the limbic system play an important role in
, 3 | Page
Ans: controlling range of emotional behaviors
fear
mood
what did Bard and Mountcastle discover in 1937
Ans: separated cortex from limbic system in cats
destruction to hypothalamus = predisposed to ferocious
what does the hypothalamus serve as
Ans: regulatory role in agression
what happen when certain part of hypothalamus is damaged or
destroyed
Ans: ventromedial nuclei
causes cats to develop permanent 'savage behaviours' a couple weeks
after surgery
