Textbook Notes for Psychology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (U OF M)

Homeostasis: state of equilibrium in body maintaining a balance between processes that heat and cool. Homeostatic mechanisms: mechanisms that keep our

Human beings are the smartest species: closest related species to human: chimpanzee. Very different than humans but incredibly smart because they strat

Intelligence: the ability to adapt behaviorally to one"s environment. Adaptability: the ability of an entity to remodel itself and change its state so

Primary behavior control system is the nervous system. Organism"s internal response system = behavior: internal response system = biological adaptation

Fetal-alcohol-syndrome shows us that simply having neurons present does not make a brain functional: the neurons must be properly arranged. Mcculloch a

Logic can be used to describe the activity of any neuron. Computational processes can be centralized or distributed. Generalized delta rule enable mult

Distractor interference usually due to unintentional processing, result of attention controlled processing of target. Response interference when distra

Two types of cells: glia and neurons. Soma: from soma extrude two types of processes, dendrites and axon. Dendrites: densely branching structures that

Learning: change in an organism"s behavior or thought as a result of experience. Habituation: process of responding less strongly over time to repeated