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Lesson 1: An Overview of Physiological Psychology
Overview of Physiological PsychologyIntroduction

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 so start NOW!!!!!

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
 
bullet To gain an understanding of what Physiological Psychology is.
bulletTo have an appreciation for some early players in physiological psychology.
bulletTo be exposed to some careers in Physiological Psychology.
bulletTo understand concepts used in Physiological Psychology

Important Terms
 
bulletAblation
bulletDualism
bulletCorpus Callosum
bulletEvolution
bulletFunctionalism
bulletMonism
bulletNatural Selection
bulletReflex
bulletSplit-Brain

Website resources
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/courses/1010/mangels/neuro/navigation/navigation.html

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https://www.msu.edu/~brains/brains/human/index.html

TO-DO LIST
Readings Read:
Carlson, Ch. 1  Pages 69-72
Figures Memorize:
DeArmond Figures 1
DeArmond Figures 2
Blackboard Anatomy Quizzes
Thinking / Study Questions Study Questions
 
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