BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY topics to choose from:
Behavioral Genetics
Comparative Psychology of Vision
Comparative Psychology of Audition
Comparative Psychology of Motor Systems
Visual Processing in the Primate Brain
Auditory Processing in the Primate Brain

1. Select a Biological Psychology topic of interest.

– Find at least 6 academic journal articles on the topic.

– Articles must be different from materials used in the course (i.e., textbook, lecture add-on materials).

– For suitable articles, visit the SMU library website for academic search engines that contain academic, peer-reviewed journal articles.

2. Combine information from your articles to answer these questions:

Purpose: Why is the topic that you chose important to study?

Research methods: How is the topic studied?

Results: What are the results of the research studies?

Discussion/conclusion: What are the future directions of the research?

Limitations: What are the limitations of the findings and how can future research overcome them?