Chapter 1: Intro and History Flashcards
Cognition
The process of knowing
Neuroscience
Study of the nervous system
Mind
What the brain does
David Marr
Created 3 levels of analysis
Computational level
What’s the purpose of behaviors?
Algorithmic level
Method, the “recipe”
Implementation level
What runs the algorithm?
Do we need all three levels to understand behavior?
Usually, no
Aristotle believed the “seat of the mind” was in the _______.
Heart
Descartes’ theory was called _______.
Dualism
Dualism
The view that mind is distinct and separate from the brain
Baruch Spinoza’s theory was called _______.
Dual aspect theory
Dual aspect theory
The view that the mental and the physical are two aspects of, or perspectives on, the same substance.
Thomas Willis
Dissected human brains to create accurate visual representations of their anatomy
Phrenology
As different parts of the brain are used, they grow larger (NOT TRUE) also used to support racist biases/beliefs