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25 Cards in this Set
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Traditional Realism
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Human behavior results from rational, mental processes. We have a goal/purpose
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Problems with traditional realism
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1. teleological
2. untestable |
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Mechanism
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All natural events have physical causes
Behavior is a natural event Behavior has a physical cause |
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Rene Descartes
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Mind-Body Problem & Dualism; humans and animals have bodies but only humans have minds
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Inconsistent Tetrad
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-The human body is a material thing
-The human mind is a spiritual thing -Mind and body interact -Spirit and matter do not interact |
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Inconsistent Tetrad rejections
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Reject 1=spiritualist
Reject 2=materialist Reject 3=dualist (parallelist) Reject 4=dualist (interactionist-Descartes) |
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Neuron Doctrine
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Nervous System is composed of discrete signaling units called neurons
(Camillo Golgi & Santiago Cajal) |
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Reticular Theory
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Original idea that there was a single connected series of tubes
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4 Basic Features of Neurons
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1. Mechanisms by which they produce signals
2. ways they are connected 3. relationships btwn connections and types of behavior 4. means by which neurons and their interconnections are modified by learning |
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Glial Cells
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Support cells, modifying neural activity
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Cranial Nerves 1-4
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1. Olfactory
2. Optic 3. Oculomotor 4. Trochlear On Occasion Our Thirsty |
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Cranial Nerves 5-8
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5. Trigeminal
6. Abducens 7. Facial 8. Vestibulocochlear Truck Acts Funny Very |
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Cranial Nerves 9-12
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9. Glossopharyngeal
10. Vagus 11. Spinal Accessory 12. Hypoglossal Goppy Very Slimy H |
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Sympathetic Nervous System vs. Parasympathetic
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SNS-pupils dialate, relaxes airwaves, accelerates heartbeat, inhibits digestion
PNS-stimulates salvation, slows heartbeat, contracts (wide) bladder, stimulates glucose production |
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Three Cuts of Brain
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1.Horizontal Plane (side to side)
2. Sagital Plane (top to bottom, front to back) 3. Coronal Plane (top to bottom, side to side) |
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Cerebellum
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Involved in regulation of movement
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Postcentral Gyrus
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sensorymotor
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Precentral Gyrus
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motor
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Sylvian fissure
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democrates temporal love
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Pineal Gland
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source of melatonin
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Medulla
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transition from brain stem to spinal cord; vital bodily functions
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Pituitary Gland
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hormone secretion
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Pons
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motor control, sensory analysis including several cranial nerves
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thalamus
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sensory relay nucleus to the cerebral cortex
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hypothalamus
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hunger, thurst, temperature regulation, repoductive behaviors
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