Physiologic Psychology:

Terms Related to Physiologic Psychology

• Comparative Psychology

  The branch of psychology concerned with similarities or differences in the behavior of different animal species or of different races or peoples.

• Critical Periods (Psychology)

  A specific stage in animal and human development during which certain types of behavior normally are shaped and molded for life.

• Behavioral Science

  Disciplines concerned with the study of human and animal behavior.

• Neuropsychology

  A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of ...

• Handlings (Psychology)

  Physical manipulation of animals and humans to induce a behavioral or other psychological reaction. In experimental psychology, the animal is handled to induce a stress ...