PSYC 4034 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phagocytosis, Neoteny, Mitochondrion

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Explain the phenomena they study by generalization (psychologists) or reduction (physiologists: generalization: classification of phenomena according to their essential features so that general laws can be formulated, reduction: description of phenomena in terms of more, the nature of behavioral neuroscience, goals of research, biological roots of behavioral neuroscience basic physical processes. Rene descartes: father of modern philosophy: world mechanical entity set in motion by god and ran without divine interference, reflexes: automatic reactions, link btw body & brain, moving statues as model (simple system that works on known principles and can do some things a more complex system can do) for human body, proved wrong but got ball rolling. Johannes muller: german physiologist: advocated applying experimental techniques to physiology, had to study by removing/isolating organs and testing responses, doctrine of specific nerve energies, all nerve fibers carry same electrical impulse message, so sensory info must be specified by the particular nerve fibers that are active.

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