Unit 3 - Biological Approach to Behavior Flashcards
Cause
a person or thing that gives rise to an action
to make something happen
Holistically
a methodogical position that attempts to gain understanding of the whole in all its complexity
Reductionist
an attempt to explain a complex phenomenon by its constituent parts
reducing the whole to its parts
Product of Brain Structure
behavior may be the product of brain structure
Localization of Function
the belief that every behavior has a specific part of the brain and is associated with a certain brain area
The Nervous System
a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from the different parts of the body
Neurons
a cell that fires electric signals called “action potentials” across a neural network in the nervous system
The Brain
an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system
Cortex
the layer of neurons with a folded surface covering the brain on the outside
associated with higher-order functions
Frontal Lobes
associated with the reasoning, planning, thinking and decision making, voluntary action, complex emotions, etc
Parietal Lobe
associated with movement, orientation, perception, and recognition
Occipital Lobe
associated with visual processing
Temporal Lobes
associated with processing auditory information, memory, and speech
Left and Right Hemispheres
two halves of the cerebrum
left –> verbal, analytical and orderly functions
right –> visual, intuitive, and creative functions
Corpus Callosum
a structure of neurons that connect the two hemispheres of the brain
