PSYC 1020H Study Guide - Final Guide: Visual Cortex, Postcentral Gyrus, Anterograde Amnesia
12 Jan 2017
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Ch 1 & 2 - scientific method and experimental design/analysis. James olds electrical stimulation of brain can evoke emotional response. Roger sperry right and left brain specialized for different tasks. David hubel & torsten wiesel visual processing of signals in brain: bodily structures & biochemical processes explain behaviour physiological basis of behaviour. B. f skinner radical behaviourism: organisms replicate behaviours that are followed by positive outcomes: psychology should only study overtly observable behaviour (s-r) relationships, 3 main principles. Anti-mentalism: desires, wishes and attentions don"t influence behaviour. Similar processes observed across all species: aspects of behaviour are not strictly displayed by humans. David buss, martin daly, margo wilson : evolutionary basis of behaviour behaviours have evolved to solve adaptive problems and ensure reproductive success. Noam chomsky theory of innate grammar: thoughts: mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge, behaviour cannot be understood without examining acquisition, storage and processing of information. Carl rogers humans are characterized by their sense of self, self-concept.
