L1: History and approaches of the Brain

Question 1

What is Dualism?

Answer 1

The theory that the mind (non-material) and the body are two separate entities.
Mind: Produces rational behavior
Body: Machine producing motion

Question 2

What is Mentalism?

Answer 2

The theory that a soul produces behavior (non-material entity).

Question 3

What is Biological Psychology as an interdisciplinary science?

Answer 3

Meaning Biopsychology, it’s a science that analyzes how the brain and neurotransmitters influence our behaviors thoughts and feelings.

Question 4

What is brain and body co-variation?

Answer 4

Parallel changes in brain and behavior.

Question 5

What is Somatic intervention?

Answer 5

The approach of manipulation body structure that results in changes of behavior.

Question 6

What is Behavioral intervention?

Answer 6

The approach of manipulating behavior or environment that results in anatomical changes.

Question 7

What is Phrenology?

Answer 7

The discredited theory that a persons character and mental faculties correlate with the shape of their head.

Question 8

What is Materialism?

Answer 8

The idea that everything is composed of physical matter and that all behavior is caused by the nervous system (most scientifically accepted theory).