PSYC 2410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology, Eye Movement
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18th nov, 35% final exam 12th dec- 45% all material from textbook, class notes, in lectures. The scientific study of the biology of behaviour. A biological approach to the study of bejaviour. Pure/basic research: motivated mainly by the desire to find out how things work- building blocks of knowledge. Applied research: tries to answer a specific problem with direct benefit to humans. Uses the building blocks provided by pure research. Studies of biopsuchology proceed along two lines of research: Advantages of animal studies?: comparative method, simpler brains, more direct analysis brain- behaviour relationships humans have the most cerebral cortex. In animals, we can look at some animals, looking at animals that are more instinctual and reactive. Better for looking at innate, primal blablabal fewer ethical restrictions. 3: need for validation human studies, humans can follow instructions, can report subjective experiences (is is the truth though??, cheaper than working with animals, greater ethical constraints.
