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behavioral intervention
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An approach to finding relations between body variables and behavioral variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an organism and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function.
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biological psychology
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Also called behavioral neuroscience. The study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior.
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consciousness
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The state of awareness of one’s own existence and experience.
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conserved
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In the context of evolution, referring to a trait that is passed on from a common ancestor to two or more descendant species.
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correlation
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The covariation of two measures.
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dependent variable
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The factor that an experimenter measures to monitor a change in response to changes in an independent variable.
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dualism
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The notion, promoted by René Descartes, that the mind is subject only to spiritual interactions, while the body is subject only to material interactions.
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independent variable
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The factor that is manipulated by an experimenter.
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levels of analysis
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The scope of experimental approaches. A scientist may try to understand behavior by monitoring molecules, nerve cells, brain regions, or social environments, or some combination of these levels of analysis.
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neuron
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Also called nerve cell. The basic unit of the nervous system.
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neuroplasticity or neural plasticity
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The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the environment.
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neuroscience
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The study of the nervous system.
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ontogeny
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The process by which an individual changes in the course of its lifetime—that is, grows up and grows old.
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phrenology
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The belief that bumps on the skull reflect enlargements of brain regions responsible for certain behavioral faculties.
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reductionism
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The scientific strategy of breaking a system down into increasingly smaller parts in order to understand it.
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somatic intervention
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An approach to finding relations between body variables and behavioral variables that involves manipulating body structure or function and looking for resultant changes in behavior.
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The five research perspectives
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Description, Evolution, Development, Mechanism, Application (DEvDevMAp)
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The two types of description
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Structural and Functional
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The three approaches to studying neuroscience
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Somatic intervention, Behavioral intervention, Correlation
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What is the incidence of psychiatric disorders in the US? (%)
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19%
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Galen
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The “Father of Medicine”; studied behavioral changes due to head injuries in gladiators
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Rene Descartes
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In “De Homine”, he suggested the asymmetric pineal gland as the junction of mind and body.
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“Principles of Psychology”
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William James’s 1890 work which began a modern approach to biological psychology
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“The Organization of Behavior”
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Donald O. Hebb’s 1949 work explaining cognitive behavior through neuronal activity
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cell assemblies
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Strongly interconnected groups of brain cell connections.
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Seat of mental capacities to Greeks and Egyptians
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Heart
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Herophilus
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Conducted early dissections of the nervous system
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