PSYCH 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ventricular System, Treatment And Control Groups, Naturalistic Observation
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Chapter 1: an introduction to brain and behavior. Neuroscience the study of the nervous system. Biological psychology the study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior. Researchers in this field include psychologists, biologists, physiologists, engineers, neurologists, psychiatrists. Field is researched in both academia and industry: academia. Need to find funding for research: industry. Focus ranges from pure research to applied science: pure research studying basic processes. Ex: figuring out how the neuro-circuitries work that control visual processing: applied science focused on translational medicine. What can be developed and who can it help. Characterized by objective experimentation (examining without bias) and the use of the scientific method to test hypotheses. The scientific method: ask a question, do a background research, construct a hypothesis, do an experiment to test your hypothesis. Repeat to make sure results can be replicated: analyze your data, draw a conclusion. Larger animals of the same species expend more energy than smaller animals.
