PSYC 106- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 47 pages long!)
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Dualism : mind and brain are independent but can interact. Interactionism: descartes, the mind and brain interact, brain - pineal gland - mind. Religious people are more likely to believe this. Identity position: mind and brain are two ways of talking about the same thing, the most common form of monism. Mentalism: the material world exists only in one"s mind (the physical world is an illusion ), this is solipsism. Materialism: the brain is a material machine and consciousness is irrelevant (don"t worry about this one, it"s from old greek philosophy) Those who don"t believe in god tend to vote this way. Metacognition: thinking about thinking, what separates humans from animals, to check see if they recognize a dot on their head on a mirror, self-awareness, mirror self recognition test. Different levels of psych on the topic of language: Cognitive psych: does expectation or context affect language production/comprehension? (ex.
