AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The study of our biological processes and how they affect our mental state and behavior is known as
A
Humanism
B
Psychoanalysis
C
Structuralism
D
Neurobiology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biological psychology – also known as biopsychology or psychobiology – is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behaviour.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Intellectual Basis: Neurobiology is concerned with uncovering the biological mechanisms by which nervous systems mediate behavior. Over the past half century, much of neurobiology has focused on the cells of the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Determining the neurobiology of behaviour The brain is where our genes and the environment meet-where nature and nurture interact. Our social setting can affect our brain circuitry and biochemistry, which are also influenced by genetic controls. These neurobiological mechanisms can, in turn, affect behaviour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neuropsychology is the branch of science that studies the physiological processes of the nervous system and relates them to behavior and cognition, in terms both of their normal function and of the dysfunctional processes associated with brain damage.

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