Semester Spring 2022
PSY-610
Assignment No. 01
Solution
1. A study of the role of the hippocampus in learning and memory. The research project involves surgical removal of the hippocampus from the rat brain followed by an assessment of memory tasks by that same rat.
Physiological Psychology
• Physiological psychology is the branch or sub division of behavior neuroscience in which behavior is studied and it treatment is made through surgery, electric and chemical.
• It is the branch of behavior neuroscience in which surgical processes are used.
• In the given scenario there is the surgery related discussion so it belong the physiological psychology.
2. A Study of effects of barbiturates on social behavior. The project involves injecting various amounts of drugs into lab rats and studying the effects of their behavior.
Psychopharmacology
• Psychopharmacology is the branch of behavioral neuroscience in which there is the use of drugs for study and remove of some behavioral effects.
• In this scenario there is use of drugs in lab to studying the behavior.
• So this scenario belong to the psychopharmacology.
3. Study of an elaborate process of language acquisition. A group of chimpanzees will be observed over a period of time to see how they communicate with each other and maintain and social hierarchy in their group.
Comparative Psychology
• Comparative psychology is the sub division in which the study of behavior make through the environmental study, communication and on the basis of biopsychology.
• In this given scenario there is behavior study through communication and environment.
• Therefore, the given scenario belong to comparative psychology.
4. Effects of injury to Broca’s area on human speech. A number of patients with stroke with evidence of damage to Broca’s area as seen on the MRI scan of these patients will be tested on their conversational skills.
Neuropsychology
• The study of deficit behavior through how may brain is damaged is made in neuropsychology.
• In this given scenario there is the study of behavior through how brain damaged.
• So this scenario is belong to neuropsychology.