Psych 202: Introduction

Question 0

Biopsychology - goals

Answer 0

Main goal. To understand the biology underlying behavior and experience

Question 1

Biopsychology - definition

Answer 1

The field that relates behavior to bodily processes, especially the workings of the brain

Also known as behavioral neuroscience

Question 2

5 Research Perspectives on Biopsychology

Answer 2

1. Describing behavior
2. Studying the evolution of behavior
3. Observing the development of behavior and it’s biological characteristics over the lifespan
4. Studying the biological mechanisms of behavior
5. Studying the applications of biological psychology - for example, it’s applications to dysfunctions of human behavior

Question 3

Reductionism

Answer 3

The scientific strategy of breaking a system down into increasingly smaller parts in order to understand it

Question 4

Neural Plasticity

Answer 4

The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or environment

Question 5

Animal Research

Answer 5

The use of animals to further research and effects

Animal rights, justification