Physiological Psychology: The Major Issues
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| Three major issues. | 1) Relationship between mind and brain
2) Roles of nature and nurture
3) Ethics of research
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| Two profound, difficult questions. | 1) why the universe is as it is (why it exists at all)
2) why and how consciousness occurs
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| Four fundamental forces. | 1) Gravity
2) Electromagnetism
3) Strong nuclear force
4) Weak nuclear force
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| Hard problem | What philosopher David Chalmers calls the second question (why and how consciousness occurs).
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| Mind-brain problem/mind-body problem | What is the relationship between mental experience and brain activity?
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| Biological psychology | the study of the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. Also known as biopsychology, psychopsychology, physiological psychology and behavioral neuroscience.
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| Neuroscience | includes much that is relevant to behavior but also includes more detail about anatomy and chemistry
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| Dorsal view | From above or top
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| Ventral view | From below or bottom
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| Fundamental property | One that cannot be reduced to something else.
Ex. Mass
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| Biological explanations of behavior | 1) Physiological
2) Ontogenetic
3) Evolutionary
4) Functional
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| Physiological explanation | Relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs.
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| Ontogenetic explanation | Describes how a structure or behavior develops, including the influences of genes, nutrition, experiences, and their interactions.
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| Evolutionary explanation |
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