The biology of behaviour Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE NOTES 2024 LATEST UPDATE 100% VERIFIED AS CORRECT AND GRADED A+ UNIT I: INTRODUCTION Meaning of Biological Psychology Biological psychology, in common with all branches of psychology, is enmeshed in a complex philosophical and scientific fabric. Biological psychologists study the “animal roots” of behavior, relating actions and experiences to genetics and physiology. Biological psychology is the study of the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental...

Compare 3 different conceptualizations of health - ANSWER1. Health as Stability - maintenance of functions, homeostasis 2. Health as actualization - health and wellness 3. Health as actualization and stability - combines both stability and actualization together. Goal directed behaviour Competent self care Satisfying relationships Compare 3 different conceptualizations of health. - ANSWER1. Health as Stability - maintenance of functions, homeostasis 2. Health as act...

Biology 400 UVIC Mid-term Exam |Question and Answer| 100% Correct there term biology was invented by who? *Ans* Lamarck 1802 Before the mid-19th century, two disciplines studied living things: *Ans* medicine and natural history subdivisions of history: *Ans* geographic, political, military, economic biography, art, literature, music, social, etc etc Intellectual history (including the history of science) can be understood on the basis of two kinds of factors: *Ans* internal andexerna...

Eugenics - ️️The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis. Genomic imprinting - ️️Phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner. If the allele inherited from the father is imprinted, it is thereby silenced...

CNUR 304Mental health - correct answer Able to recognize own potential Cope with normal stress Work productively Make contribution to community Traits of mental health - correct answer Ability to Think rationally Communicate appropriately Learn Grow emotionally Be resilient Have a healthy self-esteem Mental Illness - correct answer Diagnosable mental disorders characterized by alterations in: Cognition/Thinking Mood Or Behaviour What causes mental illness - correct ans...

CMY3701 Explanation Of Crime ESSAY EXAM PREPARARIONS 2021. 1. QUESTION ONE SUTHERLANDS NINE PROPOSITIONS (30 MARKS) 2. QUESTION TWO SOCIAL DISORGANISATION CHICAGO SCHOOL (30 MARKS) 3. QUESTION THREE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE CLASSICAL SCHOOL (15 MARK) 4. QUESTION 4 According to Kohlberg, serious offenders may have a moral orientation that differs significantly from that of law-abiding citizens. Discuss the three stages in the development of moral thinking and decision making (15) 5. QUESTI...

How does positive reinforcement explain criminal behaviour? - correct answer Being praised for fighting or anti-social behaviour can cause us to have more criminal behaviour How does negative reinforcement explain criminal behaviour? - correct answer We are likely to be aggressive and commit crimes if repeating that behaviour gets rid of something unpleasant. How does positive punishment prevent criminal behaviour? - correct ans...

Eugenics o :## The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis. Genomic imprinting o :## Phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-originspecific manner. If the allele inherited from the father is imprinted, it is thereby sile...

PYSCHOLOGY the scientific study of behaviour and mental process APPROACH school of thought/perspective BIOLOGICAL (PHYSIOLOGICAL) APPROACH examines how one's biology affects behaviour and mental processes COGNITIVE APPROACH examine human thought and behaviour in terms of how we interpret, process and remember events LEARNING APPROACH interested in how humans and animals learn SOCIAL APPROACH -interested in how we work in the social world -looks at how individuals interact with each ot...

Define empiricism. Ξ -:- This is the belief that all knowlwdge is derived from sensory experience, rather that being innate. This is characterised by the use of the experimental scientific method in psychology. Contrast the behavioural and biological approaches. Ξ -:- - Behaviourists believe all behaviour is learned through your environment (through classical and operant conditioning) whereas biological psychology theorises that behaviour is determined by genes, hormones and neuroch...