Option: aggression

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Explain neural and hormonal mechanisms in aggression, including the role of the limbic system, serotonin and testosterone, and evaluate biological evidence.
Explain ethological and evolutionary explanations of aggression, including the adaptive value of aggression and sexual selection, and evaluate research support and limitations.

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Explain institutional aggression in the context of prisons and evaluate dispositional and situational explanations, including importation and deprivation models.

Apply theories of aggression to novel contexts such as media violence, group behaviour or institutional settings, using appropriate psychological terminology.

Compare and evaluate biological and social explanations of aggression with reference to determinism, reductionism and real-world applications.

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