PSY 2210 - Physiological Psychology

• Students will be able to explain primary terminology, concepts, and findings in the physiological mechanisms involved in perception, movement, motivation, learning, emotions, and mental disorders.
• Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of scientific inquiry in physiological psychology.
• Students will be able to explain and defend how knowledge of physiological principles contributes to becoming an informed citizen.
• Students will be able to explain what physiological psychologists do in academic, research, and clinical settings.
• Students will be able to describe ways that the research and findings in physiological psychology are influenced by the social identities of the investigators.
• Students will be able to critically state and describe the anatomy, physiology, and chemical activities associated with the central and peripheral nervous system.
• Students will be able to use information from resources with enough interpretation/evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis of the anatomy, physiology, and chemical activities of cells in the nervous and endocrine system.
• Students will be able to systematically and methodolically analyze research methods for studying interactions between physiology and behavior.
• Students will be able to state a specific position/perspective in physiological psychology that is is thoughtful and recognizes the limitations of the empiriical findings.
• Students will be able to state conclusions and related outcomes of physiological research logically and in a priority order.