Summer 2018 - PSYC 280 C100

Introduction to Biological Psychology (3)

Class Number: 5090

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Jun 19, 2018
    Tue, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Aug 9, 2018
    Thu, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PSYC 100. Recommended: BISC 101.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Surveys the major areas in biological psychology. Topics include the basics of neuroanatomy and nerve cell function, the behavioral and physiological effects of drugs and hormones in the nervous system, evolutionary perspectives on the brain and behavior, and the biopsychology of vision, the chemical senses, hearing, movement, biological rhythms, sex, and cognitive processes. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

Surveys a variety of biological approaches to understanding behaviour, including research from allied disciplines relevant to the biopsychological analysis of behaviour. Includes the history of neuroscience and comparative psychology; neuroanatomy; neurophysiology; and psychopharmacology; sensory processing and learning and memory; sexual and emotional behaviour; movement and biological rhythms; disorders of the brain, and behaviour and assessment.

Grading

  • Mid-term Exam 40%
  • Final Exam 40%
  • Paper 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Behavioral Neuroscience (8th ed.), Breedlove & Watson.
ISBN: 9781605354187

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Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

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Exams
If applicable, please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).

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This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.



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