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Example test questions from Chapter 1. The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called: Phylogeny Ontogeny Reductionism phrenology. Biological psychology Is concerned with how the functioning of the brain, but not its structure, underlies behaviour.
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The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called: • Phylogeny • Ontogeny • Reductionism • phrenology
Biological psychology • Is concerned with how the functioning of the brain, but not its structure, underlies behaviour. • Is concerned with human behaviour rather than animal behaviour • Spans several scientific disciplines • Is not concerned with the treatment of behavioural problems
Which of the following questions is an example of the functional description of behaviour? • How does mating depend on hormones in different species? • How are the sounds of speech patterned? • How do specialized patterns of behaviour contribute to mating and to care of offspring? • How do reproductive behaviours develop over the lifespan?