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Levels of Analysis

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A level of analysis is the scale at which a behavior is explained, from cells to persons to societies.

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Aggression is explained at the neural level by amygdala activity and at the social level by group norms — both correctly.

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Competing levels are not competing answers. A cellular account does not disprove a cultural one.