Chapter 1 Lecture/ revel notes

Question 1

what do biological psychologist believe about human consciousness

Answer 1

“the mind is what the brain does”

Question 2

what side of the brain receives info from the right visual field

Answer 2

left side of brain

Question 3

what side of the brain receives from the left visual field

Answer 3

right side of brain

Question 4

in the spilt brain video, what was the subjects response when info was flashed to his right visual field?

Answer 4

he was able to say what it was

Question 5

in the spilt brain video what was the subjest response when info was flashed to his left visual field?

Answer 5

he was not able to say what it was, instead he was drawing what it was, and he was using his “LEFT” hand. when he was drawing, he actually didn’t know what he was drawing. he didn’t realize what he drew until he recognizes it.

Question 6

what is contralateral hemisphere? and contralateral organization? contralateral motor system? (spilt brain video illustrates this)

Question 7

functional localization

Answer 7

“the idea that specific areas of the brain contribute more or less to functions”

Question 8

what side of brain is language

Answer 8

left hemisphere

Question 9

what side of the brain in non-verbal?

Answer 9

right hemisphere

Question 10

in the video “spilt brain” what happened with the subject when they flashed veggie face to the right visual field (when his left hemisphere was processing the image)

Answer 10

he was paying attention to the details - he saw books, veggies (detail analysis) -but not the faces

Question 11

in the video “spilt brain” what happened with the subject when they flashed veggie face to the LEFT visual field (when his RIGHT hemisphere was processing the image)

Answer 11

He say the faces - GLOBAL anaylsis

Question 12

KW-LO- Describe the behavior of people with spilt brain and explain what study of this phenomenon contributes to our understanding of self-awareness.

Question 13

1.1 Compare the roles of generalization and reduction in behavioral neuroscience research

Question 14

1.2 Summarize contributions to the modern field of behavioral neuroscience made by individuals involved in philosophy, physiology, and other disciplines

Question 15

1.3 Describe the role of natural selection in the evolution of behavioral traits

Question 16

1.4 Identify factors involved in the evolution of behavioral traits

Question 17

1.5 outline reason for the use of animals in behavioral neuroscience research and the regulations in place for oversight of this research

Question 18

what are the 4 goals of a psychologist?

Answer 18

describe, explain, predict & control

Question 19

1.6 Discuss ethical consideration in research with human participants

Question 20

What are the goals of Biological psychology

Answer 20

Generalization (inductive reasoning) & Reduction (deductive reasoning)

Question 21

What is generalization?

Answer 21

• a type of scientific explanation
• (KW)infer general conclusion from particular instances
  -general conclusions based on many observations
  -examples :
  -(textbook) different chemicals related to aggression
  -(KW) Left hemisphere control language

Question 22

what is reduction?

Answer 22

(textbook) a type of scientific explanation; a phenomenon is described in terms of the more elementary processes that underlie it.
(KW) Explain phenomena in terms of simpler processes
examples:
-(textbook) motor behavioral when people are learning to walk. by breaking it down which areas are the brain being used
- (KW) Fear response. “public service announcement of active shooter” the fear response of an active shooter happening is a complex… looking at what happens in fear physiologically? what happens in fear behaviorally-motor?? what happens in fear in processes in the brain, which part of brain is observing facial expressions of others? emotional response of fear.

Question 23

how do physiological/Biological Psychologist work ( in techniques)? (kw)

Answer 23

both ways… bridge gap physiology/biology and behavior