The Biological Perspective believes that correlates exist between physiological and psychological behavior. Use one psychological study to explain this statement.

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Shari Mahrdt                                                                                                                                     15th Oct 09Grade 12 IB Psychology SAQ 1 The Biological Perspective believes that correlates exist between physiological and psychological behavior. Use one psychological study to explain this statement.                  The biological perspective focuses on explaining behavior through physiological but also psychological factors. To understand behavior the relationship between the physical and the mental activity must be looked at. Aggression is an example of a behavior that can be explained through both
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physiological and psychological factors. Aggression is part of the natural instincts that almost every species of animals possess and it comes in the form of threat behaviors or attacks. Aggressive behaviors are crucial to the survival of an animal, because it is used in predation, defense of territory, offspring, food, or related to reproduction. Especially threatening or submissive gestures are important because it warns another animal that it will defend itself or flee, which would stop the fight. Both behaviors are there for communication before the actual attack. Aggression within predation is when an animal of one species, acting as ...

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