BIPN 100 Lecture Notes - Allostasis, Homeostasis, Reflex Arc
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Teleological explanations: explains in terms of the end effect of what you are asked to explain i. e. when you stand up, your blood pressure increases slightly otherwise you would faint it focuses on the end effect. Mechanistic explanation: explains in terms of what caused the event. The variables inside the animal"s body tended to change a lot less than the variables outside of the animal"s body, like body temperature (37c, room 20c) If the room temp dropped to 15, your body would still be the same. A variable that may take on different values but those values are typically stable for a while, they may last hours, days. They are not out of control but they are different.