PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Paul Broca, Korbinian Brodmann, Twin

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Dr. Roberts

Document Summary

View on behavior: behavior is understood based on genetics, the immune system and the nervous system. The neuroscience perspective of biology focuses on the inheritance of characteristics through families as well as the influence of ancestors on behavior. Key terms and concepts: mind vs. brain (monism/dualism) (cognition/behavior) Information was collected on each twin such as medical and social history, and then this information was compared to identify similarities and differences. This study resulted in a conclusion that genetic factors account for a large portion of behavioral variability- being brought up in different environments only had a negligible effect on development of similar psychological traits. Korbinian brodmann categorized the brain into fifty-two areas based on cellular organization of the cortex; he utilized histology tissue stains. These differences were named cellular architecture: phrenology: the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that is indicative of mental faculties and character.