 Introduction
This section provides an overview of Physiological
Psychology. It also provides a general overview of issues that many
physiological psychologists consider in understanding how the brain and
behavior interact. Finally, it provides some general evolutionary
information and migrations of early humans.
A second aspect to this section are basic terms that you will need to know
throughout the course. There are no easy shortcuts to learning these
concepts. It is purely memorization.
Finally, in this section you will need to begin memorizing the brain
structures in DeArmond et al.
After completing this lesson you should understand / be
able to
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To gain an understanding of what Physiological
Psychology is. |
| To have an appreciation for some early players in
physiological psychology. |
| To be exposed to some careers in Physiological
Psychology. |
| To understand concepts used in Physiological Psychology |
Important Terms
| Ablation |
| Dualism |
| Corpus Callosum |
| Evolution |
| Functionalism |
| Monism |
| Natural Selection |
| Reflex |
| Split-Brain |
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