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1. Biopsychology scientific study of the
biology of behavior
2. hebb developed the first
comprehensive theo-
ry of how complex
psychological phenom-
ena, such as per-
ceptions, emotions,
thoughts, and mem-
ories, might be pro-
duced by brain activi-
ty, used an eclectic ap-
proach to this.
3. Neuroanatomy the study of the struc-
ture of the nervous sys-
tem
4. Neurochemistry the study of the chemi-
cal bases of neural ac-
tivity
5. Neuroendocrinology the study of interac-
tions between the ner-
vous system and the
endocrine system
6. Neuropathology the study of nervous
system disorders
7. Neuropharmacology the study of the effects
of drugs on the ner-
vous system
8. Neurophysiology the study of the func-
tions and activities of
the nervous system
9. Korsakoff's syndrome
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marked by extreme
confusion, memory im-
pairment, and oth-
er neurological symp-
toms, caused in large
part by thiamine (vita-
min b1) deficiency, pri-
mary symptom is se-
vere memory loss, al-
cohol may be a cause
for this but not all in-
dividuals with this dis-
ease are drinkers
Jimmy G's case, no
memories formed after
the age of 20
10. converging operations the use of several re-
search approaches to
solve a single problem
11. curare a drug that blocks nico-
tinic acetylcholine re-
ceptors, when injected
into the eyes, makes
them paralyzed
12. if you inject curare into your eye muscles and move in the same di-
then try to move your eye, you would see the rection as your at-
stationary visual world tempted eye move-
ment
13. Moniz, Egas developed the practice
of lobotomies and won
a Nobel prize for his
work
14. Freeman
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Responsible for popu-
larising the use of the
transorbital lobotomy
15. Delgado Reported discovering a
caudate taming center
16. four themes of biopsychology Thinking Creatively
Clinical Implications
Evolutionary Perspec-
tive
Neuroplasticity
17. Neuroplasticity The brain's plastic abil-
ity to continuously grow
and change in re-
sponse to an individ-
ual's environment and
experiences
18. epigenetics the study of all mech-
anisms of inheritance
other than the genet-
ic code and its expres-
sion
19. scientific inference the logical process
by which observable
events are used to infer
the properties of unob-
servable events
20. Zeitgeist general intellectual cli-
mate of our culture
21. Rene Descartes Cartesian Dualism universe is composed
of 2 elements,
- Physical matter;
which behaves accord-
ing to the laws of na-
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ture and is thus a suit-
able object of specific
investigation
- The human mind,
(soul self or spirit),
which lacks physical
substance, controls hu-
man behavior, obeys
no natural laws and
is this the appropriate
purview of the church
22. Cartesian Dualism Descartes's view is
that all of reality could
ultimately be reduced
to mind and matter.
23. ethology study of animal behav-
ior in the wild
24. John Watson behaviorism; emphasis
on external behaviors
of people and their re-
actions on a given situ-
ation; famous for Little
Albert study in which
baby was taught to fear
a white rat
emphasized the role of
nature on behavioral
development
25. asomatognosia deficiency in the
awareness of parts of
one's own body.
involves damage to the
right frontal and pari-
etal lobes
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1. Biopsychology scientific study of the
biology of behavior
2. hebb developed the first
comprehensive theo-
ry of how complex
psychological phenom-
ena, such as per-
ceptions, emotions,
thoughts, and mem-
ories, might be pro-
duced by brain activi-
ty, used an eclectic ap-
proach to this.
3. Neuroanatomy the study of the struc-
ture of the nervous sys-
tem
4. Neurochemistry the study of the chemi-
cal bases of neural ac-
tivity
5. Neuroendocrinology the study of interac-
tions between the ner-
vous system and the
endocrine system
6. Neuropathology the study of nervous
system disorders
7. Neuropharmacology the study of the effects
of drugs on the ner-
vous system
8. Neurophysiology the study of the func-
tions and activities of
the nervous system
9. Korsakoff's syndrome
, PSYC 2200 Exam 1
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marked by extreme
confusion, memory im-
pairment, and oth-
er neurological symp-
toms, caused in large
part by thiamine (vita-
min b1) deficiency, pri-
mary symptom is se-
vere memory loss, al-
cohol may be a cause
for this but not all in-
dividuals with this dis-
ease are drinkers
Jimmy G's case, no
memories formed after
the age of 20
10. converging operations the use of several re-
search approaches to
solve a single problem
11. curare a drug that blocks nico-
tinic acetylcholine re-
ceptors, when injected
into the eyes, makes
them paralyzed
12. if you inject curare into your eye muscles and move in the same di-
then try to move your eye, you would see the rection as your at-
stationary visual world tempted eye move-
ment
13. Moniz, Egas developed the practice
of lobotomies and won
a Nobel prize for his
work
14. Freeman
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Responsible for popu-
larising the use of the
transorbital lobotomy
15. Delgado Reported discovering a
caudate taming center
16. four themes of biopsychology Thinking Creatively
Clinical Implications
Evolutionary Perspec-
tive
Neuroplasticity
17. Neuroplasticity The brain's plastic abil-
ity to continuously grow
and change in re-
sponse to an individ-
ual's environment and
experiences
18. epigenetics the study of all mech-
anisms of inheritance
other than the genet-
ic code and its expres-
sion
19. scientific inference the logical process
by which observable
events are used to infer
the properties of unob-
servable events
20. Zeitgeist general intellectual cli-
mate of our culture
21. Rene Descartes Cartesian Dualism universe is composed
of 2 elements,
- Physical matter;
which behaves accord-
ing to the laws of na-
, PSYC 2200 Exam 1
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ture and is thus a suit-
able object of specific
investigation
- The human mind,
(soul self or spirit),
which lacks physical
substance, controls hu-
man behavior, obeys
no natural laws and
is this the appropriate
purview of the church
22. Cartesian Dualism Descartes's view is
that all of reality could
ultimately be reduced
to mind and matter.
23. ethology study of animal behav-
ior in the wild
24. John Watson behaviorism; emphasis
on external behaviors
of people and their re-
actions on a given situ-
ation; famous for Little
Albert study in which
baby was taught to fear
a white rat
emphasized the role of
nature on behavioral
development
25. asomatognosia deficiency in the
awareness of parts of
one's own body.
involves damage to the
right frontal and pari-
etal lobes
