Biological Psychology

BIOLOGICAL




YEAR 1

,INTRODUCTION

,INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL
The divisions:
• Physiological- direct manipulation of the brain

• Psychopharmacology- using drugs to manipulate neuromechanisms

• Neuropsychology- studies accidental brain damage

• Psychophysiology- relationship between biological and psychological

• Cognitive neuroscience- cognitive functions and the brain

• Comparative- study and comparison of different species

• Psycho-neuroendocrinology and psycho-neuro-immunology- focuses on the influence of
key systems

, INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL
Methods of investigating:

• Somatic intervention- manipulation of the biology, observing the behaviour

• Behaviour intervention- manipulation of behaviour, observing the biology

• Correlational- no manipulation but observing relationships between biology and
psychology

Dualism= the mind and the body are treated separately (previously believed to
communicate through the pineal gland)

Monism= singularity of mind and body, they are reliant.