PS261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pineal Gland, Reflexology, Biological Neural Network
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Chapter one: background and rationale for the study of learning. Learning is one of the biological processes that facilitates our survival and promotes our well being. Learing plays a critical role in improving how organisms adapt to their environment. Learning to withold or inhibit responses is just as important as learning to make responses. Theoretical approaches to the study of learning have their roots in philosophy of rene. Before him, the prevailing view was that human behaviour is entirely determined by conscious intent and free will. Actions were not automatic or determined by mechanistic natural laws. Sensory input is reflected in the response output. Stimuli in the external environment are assumed to be the cause of all involuntary behaviour. Produce respinses by way of neural circuit that includes the brain: voluntary. Free will is a uniquely human attribute because only we have a mind and soul. Mind was connected to physical body through pineal gland.
