PSYC 2410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Neuropharmacology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2410
• Professor: Boyer Winters

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1. 3 what types of research characterize the biopsychological. Approach: biopsychology study many different phenomena and they approach their research in many different ways, biopsychological research can involve either human or nonhuman subjects, it can take the form of either formal experiments or nonexperimental studies. Insights frequently arise from the comparative approach, the study of biological processes by comparing different species. It is possible to conduct research on laboratory animals that, for ethical reasons is not possible with human subjects. If the experiment is performed correctly, any differences in the dependent variable between the conditions must have been caused by the independent variable. Case studies: studies that focus on a single case or subject are called case studies. 1. 4 what are the divisions of biopsychology: there are six major divisions within biopsychology, physiological psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, comparative psychology.