Biological Bases of Behavior

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Course ID:	2500-EN_O_05
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Biological Bases of Behavior
Name in Polish:	Biological Bases of Behavior
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of this obligatory course is to present how biological psychology explains behaviour. Throughout the lecture we will survey explanations related to the physiology of the nervous system, especially the brain, genetic factors and endocrine activity, to name a few. We will look at the morphology and the anatomy of the nervous system, the principles of neural transmission, and the functional organisation of the central nervous system (CNS). The course will also outline basic concepts in evolutionary theory and ethology - the science of animal behaviour.
Bibliography:	Obligatory textbook: Kalat, James W. (2009) Biological Psychology 10th Ed. Belmont : Wadsworth CEngage Learning. (and newer editions).
Learning outcomes:	1. Students will know the anatomy and functional organisation of the peripheral and central nervous system. 2.They will know functional relationships between brain activity and motor, cognitive or emotional processes. 3. They will have well-organised knowledge on theory of evolution and evolutionary processes and molecular genetics in relation to human motor, cognitive and emotional processes. 4. Student will know the principles of psychophysiological and neuroimaging research methods and biological mechanisms underlying electrical and hemodynamic brain responses. 5. They will know basic concept related to ethological description of animal behaviour.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Exam with multiple-choice questions.

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