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Høst 2024
PSY-1004 Biological psychology - 10 stp
The course is administrated by
Institutt for psykologi
Type of course
The course is compulsory in the bachelor program in psychology. The course can be taken as a single course.
Course contents
The purpose of the course is to familiarize the student with the biological perspective of behavior, thinking and emotion. It focuses on the regulation of human biological structures and functions, how the brain regulates behavior, thinking and emotion. Examples of topics that will be addressed are perception, learning, emotion, motivation and cognition.
Admission requirements
Local admission, application code 9199 - - singular course.
This course has academic prerequisites. PSY-1001 and PSY-1012 are recommended prior knowledge requirements.
Objective of the course
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
Knowledge:
- Explain what characterizes the biological perspective in psychology and different traditions within this perspective.
- Describe and recognize basic concepts of the neuroanatomy (the central and peripheral nervous systems), and neurodevelopment.
- Explain fundamental concepts within neurophysiology and psychopharmacology.
- Explain transduction, transmission and perception in sensory systems
- Explain the fundamental concepts of movement and control
- Describe central facts and explain key principles of the biological basis for important psychological topics (for example language and intelligence, emotion, motivation and reward, learning and memory, stress, sleep and alertness).
- Explain how knowledge of biological processes contributes to the understanding of mental disorders and their treatment.
- Describe basic research methods in biological psychology
Skills:
- Perform literature searches and critically evaluate sources in biological psychology
- Recognize and being able to name anatomical structures of the nervous system
- Evaluate the core aspects of biological psychology
General competence:
- Explain and being able to critically address the selected aspects of biological psychology
- Recognize and being able to point out the principles of the selected aspects of biological psychology
Language of instruction
English.
Teaching methods
The teaching is given in the form of lectures, seminars and laboratory exercises. Students are expected to work independently with the substance and prepare for lectures, seminars and lab exercises.