Biological Approach | Approaches | AQA Psychology | A-level

What role does BIOLOGY play in human behaviour?
This video explores the Biological Approach as part of the AQA A-level Psychology course - we will be exploring genetics, neurotransmitters, brain structure and much more.

Evaluating Biological Approach:    • EVALUATING the Biological Approach | ...  

//RESOURCES//
FREE RESOURCE Comparing the Approaches with the Debates: https://www.bearitinmind.org/approach...
FREE COMPARISON Essay (Behaviourism & Biological Approach):
https://www.bearitinmind.org/approach...
APPROACHES REVISION TRACKER: https://www.bearitinmind.org/store/p/...
APPROACHES REVISION SUMMARY: https://www.bearitinmind.org/store/p/...

**Recommend Reading**
How the Brain Heals Itself -https://amzn.to/3JaTi5L
We Are Our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's - https://amzn.to/403M8ax

APPROACHES PLAYLIST
   • Origins of Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt...  

**Research Links Relating to Genetics & Environmental Factors**
Dementia and Food:
The Impact of a Plant-Based Dietary Pattern on Dementia Risk:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Preventing Alzheimers with Diet: https://nutritionfacts.org/2022/02/01...
Processed Foods (NHS): https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well...
Alzheimers Research: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/...
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: https://www.pcrm.org/health-topics/al...

Check out PICK UP LIMES YouTube channel for some great Plant-Based meal ideas:    / pickuplimes  

Sleep and dementia risk: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-d...
Lack of sleep in middle age may increase dementia risk: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-r...

RECOMMENDED READING
After some book recommendations to explore Psychology further?
Outliers: https://amzn.to/3YDEsKT
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: https://amzn.to/3T9W7ZA
Opening Skinner's Box - Amazon https://amzn.to/3ZWKsPW
Lost Connections - Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope: https://amzn.to/3mOdPWA
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: https://amzn.to/41WvCe2
Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust: https://amzn.to/3mJFV5c
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom: https://amzn.to/3yuHG8L

0:00 - Intro
00:31 - Genetics Basis of Behaviour (Genotype & Phenotype)
04:05 - Brain & Behaviour
05:36 - Neurochemistry & Behaviour
06:37- Evolution & Behaviour
07:40 - Test Yourself

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