PSYC1110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Visual Cortex, Nicotine, Antipsychotic
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Consciousness has a physical basis, changes in consciousness alters immune system, experience alters consciousness. Therefore experience alters immune system. Experience changes your brain. Psychology as a natural science exam 1 study guide. Yes - davidson experiment: when consciousness changes, the brain changes, memory is dynamic not passive (reflects your input) Mind and body split mind can"t be measured. Actions based on history or on free will. Provides general context for claim that psychological phenomena have a natural basis. Humans belong in natural world. Human capacities have natural explanation: darwin (1809- 1882), voyage of the beagle (1832- . Eye color close to 100% Height in makes: 80% Influenced by maturational (eye color) and experiential factors (height, attitudes, psychiatric status: basic units of life: proteins and cells. 3 accompanied by specific emotions high heritability imprinting ex. Inherit dna not traits experience/environment. Can produce greater polarization as a function of mechanisms that increase likelihood that like- minded marry one another (assertive marriage patterns)
