Can we blame aggressive behaviour on genetics? There is no set answer to whether aggressive behaviours are caused by genes and hormones or the experiences we have. There are numerous studies to support both sides of the argument. I personally think that they both have an influence in that you are born with the capabilities to be violent and that the experiences you have shape whether you display these characteristics.

Psychological research, a place to debate and express your inner rambling Psychologist. So, why do we have ethics? Let the comment war begin.

, and Hoffman, W. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18. , and Winter-Ebmer, R. Identifying the effect of unemployment on crime. Journal of Law and Economics, 44, 259-283. Do our pets have an effect on us? However this rela.

Kind of like Lolita, maybe? But were the ASA going too far, or was the advert a step too far? It is clear advertisements and media have had a long history of sexualising women and men in order to appeal to the world, for example magazines, newspapers and music videos, but what effect is this having on the psychological health of the public? Bernard, P. , Campomizzi , S.

One topic that was talked about in our last research methods lecture of the year was the issue of ends justifying means. Should research be conducted if the process of an experiment produces ground-breaking findings, even if that process breaks ethical principles as laid out by the APA and the BPS? Baumrind, D.

Here at university one of the most common reasons I hear for doing an assignment late, even though it has been set for 2 months, is that some people work better under pressure. I am sceptical, it seems like typical procrastination to me. Why do people have this illusion that their performance is better when a large amount of pressure is induced? For each individual the reason varies.

There is a lot of speculation whether these disorders are influenced largely on the media or whether they are self inflicted choices. Participants had to recall past events.

Memory and recall are considered to be important areas within the field of psychology, research into and surrounding these two things is plentiful. However the accuracy of memory and recall are constantly questioned, is it possible to remember and recall an event accurately? Loftus, E. , and Palmer, J.