BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION
CHAPTERS 1 14 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What are the four biological explanations of behavior?
Answer: Physiological, Ontogenetic, Evolutionary, and Functional.
◉ What does the Physiological explanation of behavior relate to?
Answer: It relates behavior to the activity of the brain and other
organs.
◉ What does Ontogenetic explanation emphasize?
Answer: It emphasizes that behaviors are shaped across time and
explains how structures or behaviors develop.
◉ What is an example of Ontogenetic development?
Answer: Language development or the development of shyness or
confidence.
◉ What does the Evolutionary explanation of behavior reconstruct?
Answer: It reconstructs the evolutionary history of a structure or
behavior.
, ◉ How does the Functional explanation describe behavior?
Answer: It describes why a structure or behavior evolved as it did,
often highlighting its purpose.
◉ What is an example of a behavior explained by evolution?
Answer: Fear of snakes or helping family members.
◉ What is Physiological Psychology?
Answer: The division of biopsychology that studies the neural
mechanisms of behavior through controlled experiments.
◉ What is Psychopharmacology?
Answer: The study of how drugs affect neural activity and behavior.
◉ What does Neuropsychology focus on?
Answer: The psychological effects of brain damage in human
patients.
◉ What is Psychophysiology?
Answer: The study of the relationship between physiological activity
and psychological processes in human subjects.
CHAPTERS 1 14 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What are the four biological explanations of behavior?
Answer: Physiological, Ontogenetic, Evolutionary, and Functional.
◉ What does the Physiological explanation of behavior relate to?
Answer: It relates behavior to the activity of the brain and other
organs.
◉ What does Ontogenetic explanation emphasize?
Answer: It emphasizes that behaviors are shaped across time and
explains how structures or behaviors develop.
◉ What is an example of Ontogenetic development?
Answer: Language development or the development of shyness or
confidence.
◉ What does the Evolutionary explanation of behavior reconstruct?
Answer: It reconstructs the evolutionary history of a structure or
behavior.
, ◉ How does the Functional explanation describe behavior?
Answer: It describes why a structure or behavior evolved as it did,
often highlighting its purpose.
◉ What is an example of a behavior explained by evolution?
Answer: Fear of snakes or helping family members.
◉ What is Physiological Psychology?
Answer: The division of biopsychology that studies the neural
mechanisms of behavior through controlled experiments.
◉ What is Psychopharmacology?
Answer: The study of how drugs affect neural activity and behavior.
◉ What does Neuropsychology focus on?
Answer: The psychological effects of brain damage in human
patients.
◉ What is Psychophysiology?
Answer: The study of the relationship between physiological activity
and psychological processes in human subjects.
