Testosterone and Aggression - IB Psychology - How a hormone affects behaviour

In this video I am explaining how testosterone may cause aggression by looking at the effect it has on the amygdala and why this is important to know. This is a complex explanation, but if you can comprehend it and write about it accurately you could get top marks in an exam question.

More about Albert et al.'s rat study:
https://ibpsych.themantic-education.c...

Written explanation of how testosterone affects aggression:
https://ibpsych.themantic-education.c...

These videos shows some of the experiments that "turn on and off" the limbic system and the amygdala to observe the effects on aggression:
Mice made to kill using mind control ...
Mapping aggression in the brain | Sci...

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