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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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