1.1.1 - BLoA Principles 8 mark plan

1.1.1 - Outline principles that define the biological level of analysis/explain how these principles may be demonstrated in research

Definition

The principles are the main ideas that drive research in order to understand how behaviour can be caused or influenced by biological factors.

Explain concept

Animal research can provide insight into human behaviour

Research conducted on animals can have the results applied to humans to explain their behaviour.

• It is assumed that humans and animals have very similar central nervous systems
• Therefore it can be assumed that if a physiological factor causes a change in animal behaviour, it will have the…