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Solution Manual
Resource:
Biopsychology
Edition:
10th Edition
Author(s):
John P. J. Pinel Steven Barnes
Instructor Resource Manual for
BIOPSYCHOLOGY Tenth Edition
John P. J. Pinel & Steven J. Barnes University of British Columbia
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1 Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What Is Biopsychology, Anyway? TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter-at-a-Glance
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Learning Objectives
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Brief Chapter Outline
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Teaching Outline
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Lecture Launchers
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Activities
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Web Links
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Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience
CHAPTER-AT-A-GLANCE
Brief Outline A Personal Introduction Course Organization Four Major Themes of This Text (pp. 3–4) What Is Biopsychology? (pp. 4–5) What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? (pp. 5–9) What Are the Divisions of Biopsychology? (pp. 9–13) How Do Biopsychologists Conduct Their Work? (pp. 13–16) Critical Thinking about Biopsychological Claims (pp. 16–18)
Instructor’s Manual Resources
Lecture Launcher 1.1 Lecture Launcher 1.2 Lecture Launcher 1.7 Lecture Launchers 1.3, 1.8
Lecture Launcher 1.4 Lecture Launcher 1.5, Activity 1.1 Lecture Launcher 1.6
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Biopsychology, Tenth Edition
LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completion of this chapter, the student should be able to: LO 1.1 LO 1.2 LO 1.3 LO 1.4 LO 1.5 LO 1.6 LO 1.7 LO 1.8 LO 1.9 LO 1.10 LO 1.11 LO 1.12 LO 1.13 LO 1.14 LO 1.15 LO 1.16
Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Discuss the origins of the field of biopsychology. List the six fields of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychological inquiry. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing the study of causal effects. Compare pure and applied research. Describe the division of biopsychology known as physiological psychology. Describe the division of biopsychology known as psychopharmacology. Describe the division of biopsychology known as neuropsychology. Describe the division of biopsychology known as psychophysiology. Describe the division of biopsychology known as cognitive neuroscience. Describe the division of biopsychology known as comparative psychology. Explain how converging operations has contributed to the study of Korsakoff’s syndrome. Explain scientific inference with references to research on eye movement and the visual perception of motion. Discuss Delgado’s bull-ring demonstration, emphasizing its flawed interpretation. Describe the rise and fall of prefrontal lobotomy.
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