PS263 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sodium Chloride, Myelin, Radial Glial Cell
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4. gravity electromagnetism strong nuclear forces weak nuclear forces. 2- monoism= mental + brain activity are inseparable the idea that the mind is made of the same substance as the rest of the universe dualism= mind + matter are di erent types of substances. 3- what is an explanation vs what isn"t avoid overstating conclusions. Mind-brain/ mind-body problem how mind related to brain activity. Chalmers + resch= consciousness as a fundamental property of matter but it isn"t! Biological psychology study of the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. we act + think as we do because of brain mechanisms that we evolved. A physiological explanation relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs. deals with machinery ex. the chemical reactions that enable hormones to in uence brain activity and the routes by which brain activity controls muscle contractions. An evolutionary explanation reconstructs the evolutionary history of a structure or behaviour.
