Chapter 1

Question 0

Biological psychology

Answer 0

Field that relates behavior to bodily processes

Question 1

Neuroscience

Answer 1

Scientific study of the nervous system

Question 2

Dualism

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Descartes idea that the mind has an immaterial aspect separate from the physical brain

Question 3

Phrenology

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Belief that skull bumps we’re tells of certain behavioral faculties. Created localization of functions in the brain

Question 4

Neuroplasticity

Answer 4

How behavior/experiences alter the brain

Question 5

Adult neurogenesis

Answer 5

Creation of new neurons in adult brain

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Social neuroscience

Answer 6

Study how biological and social factors continually interact and affect each other as behavior unfolds

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Evolutionary psychology

Answer 7

Ideas if how natural selection shapes behavior

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Epigenetics

Answer 8

Factors that affect gene expression without changing nucleotide sequence

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Neuroeconomics

Answer 9

The study of brain mechanisms at work during economic decision making

Question 10

What are the 3 types of studies?

Answer 10

Behavioral intervention
Somatic intervention
Correltations

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Somatic intervention

Answer 11

Manipulating body structure/function to look for resultant changes in behavior.

Question 12

Behavioral intervention

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Intervening in behavior and looking for resultant changes in body structure/function

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Correlation

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a covariation of 2 variables that usually increase or decrease together. Does not show causality

Question 14

Reductionism

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Breaking a system into smaller parts to understand

Question 15

Levels of analysis

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The scope of experimental approaches. You want to make it just simple enough.