Psychology A-Level
physiological vs non-physiological explanations
What physiological vs non-physiological explanations means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of physiological vs non-physiological explanations
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Accounts of criminal behaviour divide into physiological explanations, such as autonomic underarousal and brain dysfunction, and non-physiological explanations, such as differential association and cognitive distortions.
Topics that use physiological vs non-physiological explanations
- Section B: Option 2 Criminal psychology (OCR A-Level)
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