AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The greek word ____ means study of
A
Psyche
B
Logia
C
Physis
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term biology is derived from the Greek word (bios) = life, and (logia) = study of. Therefore, Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -logia, (Greek: “sayings, ” “words, ” or “discourses”), hypothetical collection, either written or oral, of the sayings of Jesus, which might have been in circulation around the time of the composition of the Synoptic Gospels (i.e., those of Matthew, Mark, and Luke).

Detailed explanation-3: -1. indicating the science or study of: musicology. 2. indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings: trilogy; phraseology; martyrology. [from Latin-logia, from Greek, from logos word; see logos]

Detailed explanation-4: -Etymology. From Latin-logia, from Ancient Greek- (-logía).

Detailed explanation-5: -On the back end, “-ology” is a suffix in the English language (stemming from the Ancient Greek work-logia) meaning “the study of a certain subject". The Greek word “logia” derives from the Greek noun “logos” meaning “speech", “account” or “story” and in another word “learning".

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