PSYB64H3 Midterm: Midterm Notes
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Look to see diffs bw the 2nd and 3rd editions. If i miss the midterm, the final will be cumulative. Ethics: may explicitly exclude content from the tb if she says so, exact years don"t matter but have a general sense of when things happened on a timeline. Biological psychology as an interdisciplinary field: incorporates the fields of psychology, biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, physics, engineering, and computer science. How biological psychology relates to other fields of study o. From molecules to behavior: the functions of the brain and nervous system are studied on many different levels o. Historical highlights in biological psychology: prehistoric brain surgery (i. e. trepanning, the reflex according to descartes. Thought that nerves responded by opening pores in your brain to allow demons to escape: phrenology bust. Monkeys and elephants ingest fermented fruits that alter the state of their mind. Tigers and cattle ingest hallucinogenic mushrooms: humans aren"t the only animals that have created cultures.
