PSY 209 Study Guide - Golgi Tendon Organ, Grey Matter, Insomnia
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Introductions: the text: biological psychology, breedlove, rosenzweig and. Extra credit: please read the whole syllabus!!! Psychology: the science of mental processes and behavior (webster"s dictionary) 2. the approach is scientific : more on this later. Biological psychology: the biology of behavior, experience, emotions and the mind. What body mechanisms make behavior possible: examples of the issues: The nervous system is key: all behavioral and mental processes emerge from it. Motor systems behavior: motor systems activate just the right number of just the right muscle fibers at just the right time, motor systems aren"t operating in the dark, but are guided by sensory input. Sensory systems: guide the motor systems: extract the important information around as well as within us, the information comes in many forms, photons reflected off the surfaces of objects, sound waves produced by vibrations in the vocal cords , tension in our muscles. Without motor systems there would be no behavior.
