The psychological processes that are universal The person level focuses on individual

(or at least very wide spread) across humans. differences in behaviour.

Some examples are:
This can include: - Personality
- Cognition (thinking and memory) - Age
- Learning - Education
- Emotions - Gender
- Motivation - Sex
- Perception Basic - Intelligence

For example, remembering a touching Processes If a person decides to behave dangerously

experience from your past incorporates both (driving over the speed limit), this may be
emotions and memory, two of the big factors because they are an outgoing, risk taker, or are
within the basic processes level of explanation. too young to understand the risks as their frontal
Person lobe is not fully developed.

Focuses on the biological and chemical processes The sociocultural level of explanation factors in a
underlying behaviour. Biological person’s background and how this affects their
actions.
This can include:
- Gender This can include:
- Hormone levels - Cultural
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Brain chemistry
Genetic influences
Socio-cultural -
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Political
Religious
- Values
For example someone in a frightening situation
will likely have their fight or flight response For example, if someone were to behave well in
activated, which relates to the biological level of class, perhaps it is because their values (and
explanation. This may cause pupils to dilate and potentially religious background) influences
blood pressure to increase. them to do so.