PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neurology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Functional Electrical Stimulation
21 Oct 2012
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If soul is free then we have choice (indeterminism). Motivational psychology has chosen to see soul as determined by inner and outer forces. Some condition must exist before behaviour is motivated to occur. Thus, behaviour (knowledge) is derived from sense experience and thus experience or nurture is the major force underlying behaviour. 1880s) helmholtz measured speed of nerve conduction to be less than 100 miles per hour, in the mid to late 1800s (p. 31, 35). Gall in the mid-1800s that there were specific mental abilities located at different regions of the brain. This gave rise to phrenology which has been discredited but the idea of localization of brain function has been confirmed. For example, the hypothalamus is a region in the limbic system that is important for motivationally based behaviours such as feeding, drinking, sleeping, emotions, and sexual activity.
