Foundations in Psychology - Semester 1, Lecture 1

Sub-Disciplines:

Psychobiology

Physiological Psychology

- The neural mechanisms of behaviour by direct manipulation of the nervous systems

- Methodology: experimental - direct manipulation

Behaviour Genetics

- The generic basis of behaviour

- Methodology: experimental & non-experimental, animal & human

Comparative Psychology

- The evolution & adaptiveness of behaviour

- Methodology: compare species experimental/ethological, animals

Cognitive/Social Neuroscience

- The neural basis of cognition

- Methodology: experimental, indirect manipulation, predominantly human but also animal

Neuropsychology

- The psychological consequences of brain damage

- Methodology: case study & quasi/experimental methods, assessment of function & brain imaging, predominantly humans

Psychopharmacology

- Behaviour & the neural basis of behaviour by explaining the effects of drugs

- Methodology: experimental, direct manipulation, clinical & pre-clinical, humans & animals

Psychophysiology

- The relation between physiological activity & psychological processes

- Methodology: experimental, indirect manipulation, non-invasive, humans & animals