monism/ interactionism Flashcards
decartes ( 1596)
mind= unitary, like non-material spirit
body= like hydaulic machine made psychical matter
DECATES mind and body is
seperate
- interact in pineal gland to create psychological experience and behaviour= DUALISM
today mind and body is
MONISM= same thing
- every thought, feeling can explain neural brain
interactionalism
importance of social enviro
divisions of biopsychology
1- psychological psychology- neural mech (animals)
2 psychopharmacology- drugs and behaviour
3-neuropsychology- brain damage (human)
4-psychophysiolgy- physiological correlates
5- cognitive neuroscience- neural mechanism (human)
6- comparative psychology- animal behaviour
physiological psychology
lesions- destroying part brain
electrodes- electrical current
cannulae- chemical delivered destroying area
stimulation- brain electrically or chemically
psychopharamcology-investigate drugs
normally pshoactive drug
also intrested neural mechanism
neuopsychology study effect brain damage
cause disease, accident or neurosurgery
psychophysiology psychology response subject during activities
EEG- brain waves
EMG- muscle
ECG- HR
EDG- skin surface
GSR- automatic arousal
how psychophysiology conducted
subject fitted, electrodes detect, signal displayed
cognitive neuroscience- neural mechanism
fMRI
PET
comparative psychology- study animals to understand genetic
natural envioment studying behaviour of species
