Founders of Biopsychology

Topic

Founders of Biopsychology

Instructions

1. Search the Library and/or the Internet for 5 reputable websites that discuss the founders and pioneers of biopsychology.
2. List 5 names of scientists that are mentioned on each site. Of that potential list of 25 (it could be less depending on the amount of overlap), choose 5 that are mentioned on more than one site.
3. Describe the contribution that each of those 5 prominent individuals made to the history and development of biopsychology.
4. Are any of the contributions still being used to this day in your opinion?

Write using complete sentences with approximately 250 words (50 words for each person). Be sure to cite and reference the five reputable websites.

Answer preview

Charles Darwin is one of the contributors of biological psychology because he came with the idea that genetics and the evolution were involved with the behavioral change in human through the natural selection (Simply psychology, 2013). The demonstration is important because psychologists now used it to deal with the mental related illnesses because they are able to identify the symptoms easier.

Word count: 375