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Dualism
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The belief that the body is physical but the mind or soul is not
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Monism
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The belief that the world consists only of matter and energy and that the mind is part of it
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Generalization
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A general conclusion based on many observations of similar phenomina
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Reduction
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A phenominon is described in terms of more elementary processes that underlie it
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Primative visual system
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Is mainly devoted to controlling eye movements and bringing our attention to sudden movements that occur off to the side of our field of vision
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Mammalian visual system
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Seems to be the one that is responsible for our ability to perceive the world around us
Shows that -Visual information can control behavior without producing a conscious sensation |
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Split brains
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Studies of individuals who have undergone split brain surgery demonstrate how the parts of the brain that are involved with verbal behavior may be the ones responsible for consciousness
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Cerebral hemispheres
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The two symmetrical halves of the brain
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Corpus callosum
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The largest commissure of the brain, interconnecting the areas of neocortex on each side of the brain
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Functionalism
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The principle that the best way to understand a biological phenominon is to try to understand its useful functions for the organism
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