Chapter 1- General And History

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Monoism

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A belief that the universe consists of matter and energy (body and soul are one)

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Dualism

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The belief that the body is physical, but the mind/soul is not

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Blindsight

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Ability of a person who cannot see objects in their blindfield to accurately reach for them while remaining unconscious of perceiving them

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Unilateral neglect

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A syndrome is which people ignore objects located toward their left, most often caused by damage to right parietal lobe

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Doctrine of specific nerve energies

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Mullers conclusion that, because all nerve fibers carry the same type of message, sensory information must be specified by the particular nerve fibers that are active

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Experimental ablation

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Removing part of animals brain and observing their behavior

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Functionalism

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The best way to understand a biological phenomenon is to understand it’s useful functions for the organism

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Neoteny

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The slowing of the process of maturation, allowing more time for growth