What is Biological Psychology? It is the study of the physiological‚ evolutionary‚ and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. It is synonymous with the terms biopsychology‚ physiological‚ and behavioral neuroscience. Much of biological psychology is devoted to studying brain functioning. Physiology is the study of body processes- the dynamic of tissue and organ system of the body. It is the study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior. Areas of Biological
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hours MODULE 2 ACIDS AND BASES In Module 1‚ you identified common properties of solutions using different methods. You learned how to report the amount of the components in a given volume of solution. You also found out that not all solutions are liquid. Some of them are solids and others are gases. Towards the end of the module‚ you investigated the factors that affect how fast a solid dissolves in water. Most of the solutions you studied in Module 1 form two classes or groups of materials
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Advances in brain imaging technology (BIT’s) enable us to investigate the relationship between biological factors and human behaviours in greater depth. BIT’s are used to move away from more invasive techniques of studying the brain‚ such as liasoning - intentional scarring of the brain‚ and ablation - intentionally cutting out pieces of the brain. The brain imaging technologies that will be examined are electroencephalography (EEP)‚ functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)‚ magnetic resonance
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Aggression is it ‘Nature’ or ‘Nurture’ During our lifetime every one of us feels anger and aggression occasionally‚ some more than others‚ maybe as a child in the play ground or later as an adult when somebody cuts you up when you are driving along. But what causes anger and aggression and why do we all suffer from it? Well there are lots of different theories to what causes aggression and where aggressive behaviour comes from. So throughout this essay I will examine the different concepts and theories
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Biological Level of Analysis Learning Outcomes 1. Outline the principles that define the biological level of analysis. a. Patterns of behavior can be inherited: There is innate behavior “hard-wired” in organisms that is carried on through genetics. It makes certain stimuli generate certain response and is usually evolutionary. b. Animal research may inform our understanding of human behavior: Biological analysis of animal behavior can be used to predict similar results in humans
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Describe and evaluate at least two biological treatments for schizophrenia Biological treatments arise from the medical model of abnormal behaviour‚ which considers mental disorder to be an illness of disease resulting from underlying biological factors. Most people with schizophrenia receive some form of drug therapy. Drug therapy is the most common treatment‚ using antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs aims to help patient function as well as possible and increasing patient’s feelings of well
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In what was at the time named West Germany‚ there were 2467 cases of manslaughter or attempted murder in the one year of 1990. The rest of Europe had similar figures and the United States had an even higher number or cases (Mummendey‚ 1996). This begs the question as to why these events occur‚ and more specifically‚ what are the causes of this aggression? Therein lays the key to controlling and diminishing aggressive behaviour‚ in the identification of the factors that lead to aggression. This essay
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Describe and evaluate the biological explanation for autism. Refer to empirical evidence in your answer. In Autism there are two types of biological explanations that can explain the condition; the genetics explanations and the neurological explanation. The genetic explanation of Autism explains the importance of inheritance. If there is a family history of autism and mother has a baby after the autistic child is born then the likely chance of having autism is 3-6%. However on the other hand
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Special Methods Special methods of communication are methods that are used to help a service user with specific language needs to communicate. These methods are non-written and non-verbal communication for service users that suffer from impairments which can cause then to communicate effectively (Classroom Notes‚ 2014) The first special method is British Sign Language (BSL) which is a method of communication that is used to communicate with service users who have a hearing impairment. BSL can be
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During the late 1960s and early 1970s‚ scientist believed that watching acts of violence would hypothetically reduce your aggression (McLeod‚ 2011). Albert Bandura decided to conduct an experiment to test if other peoples’ actions influenced our emotions and thoughts. His experiment would be focused around aggression and included kids‚ adults and various toys. These kids would be from ages 3-5 year olds. Bandura would put kids in a room with an adult with a couple of toys; one being a giant inflatable
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