PSY280H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Panpsychism, Bony Labyrinth, Synapsis
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Heraclitus: you can never step into the same river twice . The idea that perceiver cannot perceive the same event in exactly the same manner each time: democritus: the world is made up of atoms that collide with one another . Philosophers & scientists proportion of the stimulus level: helmholtz: studied activity of neurons and how fast they transmit signals (slow speed of nerves contradicts vitalism) wanted brain and behaviour to obey physical laws. Perception: the result of the physical interactions between the world and our bodies. Nativism: the idea that the mind produces ideas that are not derived from external sources. Vitalism: belief that special vital forces drive living organisms. Empiricism: the idea that experience from the sense is the only source of knowledge. Adaptation: a reduction in response caused by prior continuing stimulation. Sensory transducer: a receptor that converts physical energy from the environment into neural activity.
