AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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What is biological psychology?
A
Study of bumps on the skull
B
Study of links between biological and psychological processes
C
Study of how biological, psychological, and social systems work together
D
Study of the human mind and it’s functions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biological psychology is concerned primarily with the relationship between psychological processes and the underlying physiological events-or, in other words, the mind-body phenomenon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biopsychologists often look at how biological processes interact with emotions, cognitions, and other mental processes. The field of biopsychology is related to several other areas, including comparative psychology and evolutionary psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biological perspective is a way of looking at psychological issues by studying the physical basis for animal and human behavior. It is one of the major perspectives in psychology and involves such things as studying the brain, immune system, nervous system, and genetics.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biological psychology – also known as biopsychology or psychobiology – is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behaviour. Biological psychology as a scientific discipline emerged from a variety of scientific and philosophical traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Detailed explanation-5: -If psychology is defined as the study of behavior, then physiological psychology (also known as biological psychology) is the study of the physiological bases of behavior. It differs from many disciplines of neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, in its emphasis on behavior.

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