1. Introduction Flashcards
1
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What is physiological psychology a discipline of?
A
Psychobiology
2
Q
What is psychobiology?
A
Science that studies the biological bases of behaviour
3
Q
psychobiology =
A
biopsychology
behavioural biology
behavioural neuroscience
4
Q
What is the object of psychobiology?
A
- Structures implicated in behaviour
- Processes that initiate behaviour (regulation? Purpose (adaptive value)? Evolution?)
5
Q
Explain the typical methodology.
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- the scientific method: hypotheses contrasted by experiments.
- causal strategy to interpret results: the observed changes in behaviour are caused by changes in the SN.
- experimental discipline: directly manipulates brain activity
- IV = physiology, DV = behaviour
- animal models as experimental subjects
6
Q
Why are animals mostly tested on?
A
manipulation of the organic IV (excludes use of human subjects due to ethics)
7
Q
What is the FOCUS of psychobiology?
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normal behaviour (interest in disorders only to help us understand aspects of normal behaviour)
8
Q
Name 5 related disciplines of psychobiology
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- Psychopharmacology
- Neuropsychology
- Physiological Psychology
- Comparative Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
