PSY 220 Fundamentals of Biopsychology and Learning

Introduces the student to fundamental concepts and examples in biological psychology and the study of learning and memory. The first part of the course focuses on topics essential to understanding the biological bases of behavior, including how the brain is organized, the units of brain function, and how neurons communicate sensory information, process perceptions and control behavior. Part two covers unconditioned behaviors (reflexes, fixed-action patterns), simple learning (habituation and sensitization), conditioned behaviors (classical/Pavlovian and instrumental/operant), theories of reinforcement and memory mechanisms.

Credits

4

Offered

every semester