Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC0029-2  
Biological Psychology, partim 2
Duration :
25h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy2
Bachelor in psychology and education : general2
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
André Ferrara
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biology of the behavior.
Second part of the biopsychology approach, this part carries on with the work started in the previous one (PSYC0029-1).
Cerebral plasticity induced by learning, memory and brain damages. Biopsychology of motivation (alimentary and sexual behaviors, addiction). Disorders of cognition and emotion (biopsychology of emotion, stress and health; biopsychology of psychiatric disorders).
Learning outcomes of the course :
Focus on behavior: behavioural neuroscience is a team effort and the biopsychologist offers a unique contribution to this effort through its behavioral and cognitive expertise. This course helps the student to understand the interest as well as the limitations of the biological approach of human behaviors.
In this second part of the study of the biopsychology, the student will be brought round to:
- define the research field of the biopsychology (place within neurosciences, associated disciplines, ...).
- understand the methods used in biopsychogy (methods of studying the nervous system and behavioral research methods).
- understand the interest of a comparative approach in the development of biopsychology (brain plasticity, motivation, cognitive and emotional disorders, psychiatric disorders).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Notions of Biology and Biological Anthropology (prerequisite) / Physiology of the nervous system (corequisite) / Biopsychology, partim 1 (corequisite).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra course. 
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings :
Reference textbooks: Pinel (2007). Biopsychologie (6e édition). PEARSON Education. Pinel and Barnes (2014). Introduction to Biopsychology (9th edition). PEARSON. Breedlove, Rosenzweig & Watson (2012). Psychobiologie (6e édition). De Boeck. PDF files will be available through eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam (MCQ and open-ended questions with short answers).
Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be)