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| the study of biological bases of psychological processes and behavior |
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| the study of the nervous system (without behavior) |
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| Five major perspectives used to study biology of behavior |
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1. Describing behavior
2. Studying evolution of behavior
3. Observing the development of behavior over the life span
4. Studying biological mechanisms of behavior
5. Studying applications of biological psychology, as in behavioral dysfunction |
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| Two ways behavior can be described |
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1. acts/processes (structural)
2. results/functions (functional) |
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conserved characteristics
traits shared between distant relatives |
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| A trait that is passed on from a common ancestor |
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| the process of growing up and growing old |
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alteration of a structure or function to see how behavior is altered
change in body results in change in behavior |
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| the factor that is being manipulated by the experimenter |
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| what is measured in response to changes in the independent variable |
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intervention in a behavior to see how structure of the brain or brain function is altered
change in behavior results in change in body |
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how much a body measure varies with a behavioral measure
CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION |
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the ability of the brain to be changed by environment and by experience
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| the bumps on dendrites that each connect to a synapse of another neuron |
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| Different ways to analyze data; can range from social interaction to the molecular level |
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breaking down a system into its smaller parts in order to understand it
analyzing on a simple or more basic level
used because of complexity or ethical reasons |
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| using humans in the lab to research a treatment |
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| using animals or cells in the lab to study a treatment |
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| Early Egyptians and Greeks, and Aristotle believed... |
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| the heart controlled mental capacities and emotions |
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| discovered the brain was the seat of thoughts and emotions |
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| conducted early dissections tracing the nervous system |
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reported behavioral changes in brain-injured gladiators
considered "Father of Medicine" |
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| created anatomical drawings of the brain, including cross-sections |
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- Explained animal behavior as a machine
- Proposed spinal reflexes and their neural pathways (i.e. moving a body part before you realize it's burning)
- Proposed the pineal gland as the junction between mind and body (wrong)
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the idea that humans have a non-material soul as well as a material body
proposed by Descartes |
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the theory that assigned separate functions to cortical areas
thought bumps on the skull were caused by the brain region being enlarged from being good at a task that region controlled
19th century |
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| showed that language ability is restricted to a small area based on a patient with damage to that area |
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| First studies of Biological Psychology |
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- 20th century
- Learning and Memory (Thorndike-cats in cage)
- Conditioning (Pavlov)
- Perception (Hebb- talked about cell assemblies and Hebbian synapses)
- Motivation
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| the state of awareness of one's own existence and experience |
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