PSYCH 3240 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: White Matter, Posterior Parietal Cortex, Frontal Lobe
4 Mar 2018
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What is biopsychology: neuroscience : multidisciplinary study of the nervous system and its role in behavior. Identifies the subject matter of the investigation rather than the s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tists" trai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. A (cid:374)euros(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tist (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e a (cid:271)iologist, (cid:272)he(cid:373)ist, ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologist et(cid:272) : biopsychology: the branch of psychology that studies relationship btwn behavior and body aka the brain. Most sa(cid:455) the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d is a (cid:272)olle(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of thi(cid:374)gs the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) does thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, se(cid:374)si(cid:374)g, pla(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g et(cid:272) Neuroscientists say the mind is simply just our awareness. This question has been circulating since the greek philosopher ages. Democritus ( everything made of atoms ) Mind is a concept , it is not a something, it does not do anything. Idea that the mind and body consist of the same substance. Materialistic monism : body, mind , everything else is physical: dualism. Mind influences behavior by interacting with brain. Descartes and the physical model of behavior: model : proposed mechanism of how something works, re(cid:374)e" des(cid:272)artes :
