A-Level psychology [edexcel] - Biological explanations for crime. Amygdala and aggression.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the biological explanations for criminality. This lesson specifically focuses on the amygdala and aggression. There are 14 slides on the power point and the lesson is made to last 90 minutes. Attached is also an information handout which covers the key points stated on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, focusing on recapping key terms to do with research methods.
• Title page- encouraging students to think about some of the key terms that will be discussed as part of the lesson.
• 3 mark exam question- requires students to have learnt about brain injury.
• Outline of the main three biological explanations: brain injury, amygdala and XYY syndrome.
• Explanation of what the amygdala is- with a video clip. Link on the pp slide.
• Explanation of sham rage - Britton and Cannon. - Short video clip, link on the slide.
• Explanation of key studies including Raine (1997), Raine and Gao et al (2010), Pardini et al (2014).
• Raine interview- reading task. This article is not attached as it is not my own work. However, if you would like it please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk and I will send it over to you.
• Strengths and weaknesses of the explanation summarised.
• Plenary - guess the psychopath from the PET scans.
• Challenge task - links to issues and debates.