PSYC 1100 - Introduction to Biological Psychology

3 Credit Hours

Description
Explores the relationships of physiology and environment with behavior and mental processes. Examines the role of evolution through natural selection in shaping nervous system design and behavior, and the interplay of genetics and environment in both physiological and behavioral development. Emphasizes lower-level mechanisms of sensation and perception, motor action, and hormone effects, as well as higher-level processes involved in emotion, cognition, language, and social behavior. These topics are examined in both humans and nonhuman animals.