PSY 2501 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Classical Conditioning, Reductionism, Ontogeny

• School: Temple University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2501
• Professor: Dr.Sheree Logue

Document Summary

5 viewpoints explore the biology of behavior: describing behavior. How do certain behavior improve social communications: studying the evolution of behavior. Which social behavior are common to all species: observing the development and its biological characteristics over the life span. How do social interactions change over life span: studying the biological mechanisms of behavior. What neural circuits and hormones affect social interaction: studying applications of biological psychology. Social therapy including improves quality of life in individuals with autism. Biological neuroscience: the field that relates behavior to bodily processes, especially the working of the brain. Ontogeny: the process by which an individual changes in the course of its lifetime. Relating body, brain & behavior: two types of relationships: correlational relationship: Two variables change together in consistent patterns: causal relationship: Changing one variable causes a change in second variable. Dependent variable: the variable the researcher measures to determine if there is a change.