The prefix
bio- stands for biological. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior (Pinel, 2009) . Together as
biopsychology, it means the biological study of behavior. The biopsychology
approach views behavior from the perspective of the brain, nervous system and
other biological functions (McGraw-Hill, 2011) . Within the biopsychology approach,
heredity and evolution are studied. Biopsychologists research to discover if
behaviors are inherited from our ancestors or if they evolved naturally through
mankind. Psychologists look at several biological functions to understand
behavior. These include individual nerve cells and how they join, inherited
behaviors from parents or other ancestors, functioning of our body in relation
to our emotions, etc. Biopsychology is considered one of the neurosciences.
Biopsychologists usually stand on the nature side of the nature-nurture debate.
This means they usually believe that our genetic makeup and neurosystem is the
root of our behaviors.
McGraw-Hill. (2011). Psychsmart. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill.
Pinel, J. (2009). Biopsychology
(7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
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