What is the difference between biology and psychology?

Answer 1

Biology is the study of the body while psychology is the study of behavior ..

So for example if a girl lost 10 lbs (biology) she will feel more confident and become happy (psychology) this is how biology and psychology relate to each other .

Answer 2

Although this rule is NOT universally followed, some psycholo- gists think about these specialized subfields in the following way. The name for each subfield has a part which refers to the functioning of the body (i.e., bio; biology), and a part that refers to the functioning of the mind (i.e., psychology; psycho). In experimental research a scientist will manipulate some variables and measure the impact of this manipulation on other variables. In BIOpsychological research a biological variable (such as a hormone) is manipulated (i.e., increased or decreased) and the change in a psychological variable (such as mood) is measured. In PSYCHObiological research a psychological variable (such as level of relaxation) is manipulated and change in a biological variable (such as blood pressure) is measured.

A famous example of a BIOpschological experiment: Subjects were told that they were involved in an experiment about the short term effects of vitamins on mood. They were given a brief self-report mood questionnaire and were then given an injection which they were told was a multi-vitamin. In truth, some subjects-- the control group-- received an injection of a saline solution. The subjects in the experimental group received injections of adrenaline. All subjects were then asked to sit in a waiting area with other "subjects" who were actually co-experimenters. The co-experimenters engaged in behaviors expected to influence emotional states, such as: laughing and joking; arguing; or crying together over the death of a friend. Afterwards, another self-report mood questionnaire was completed.

The results of the experiment showed that the subjects who received the injections of adrenaline had greater changes in mood than those who received the saline injections, in response to the co- experimenters behaviors.

An example of PSYCHObiological research might be any of several published studies showing that daily practice of autogenics training-- a psychological treatment which focused on teaching subjects to imagine feelings of heaviness and warmth in their arms and legs--

reliably reduced blood pressure readings. The changes in blood pressure were large enough to allow those with very mild chronic hypertension to control their condition without the use of medications.

Answer 3

Psychology is the study of the mind and how it works. Biology is the study of all living things.

Answer 4

There is no difference. They both study the biological foundations of behavior. I actually had a book called physiological psychology assigned for my bio-psychology class.

Answer 5

psychology is the branch of science which deals with the study of functions of different parts of body.science is the collective study of nature very keenly.

Answer 6

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