1.1 Biological Approach To Behaviour

Question 0

Much of biological psychology concerns ____ ____.

Answer 0

brain functioning

Question 1

____ psychology is the study of the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behaviour and experience.

Answer 1

Biological

Question 2

The human brain seen from above is called the

Answer 2

Dorsal view.

Question 3

The human brain seen from below is called the

Answer 3

Ventral view

Question 4

At the microscopic level, we find two kinds of cells: the ____ and the ____.

Answer 4

neurons, glia

Question 5

____, which convey messages to one another and to muscles and glands, vary enormously in size, shape, and functions.

Answer 5

Neurons

Question 6

The ____, generally smaller than neurons, have many functions but do not convey information over great distances.

Answer 6

glia

Question 7

Biological explanations of ____ fall into four categories: physiological, ontogenetic, evolutionary, and functional.

Answer 7

behaviour

Question 8

A ____ explanation relates a behaviour to the activity of the brain other organs. It deals with the machinery of the body.

Answer 8

physiological

Question 9

And ____ explanation describes how a structure or behaviour develops, including the influences of genes, nutrition, experiences, and their interactions.

Answer 9

ontogenetic

Question 10

An ____ explanation reconstructs the evolutionary history of the structure or behaviour.

Answer 10

evolutionary

Question 11

A ____ explanation describes why a structure or behaviour involved as it did.

Answer 11

functional