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Who is known for the proclamation of the Decade of the Brain? What decade was noted as such?
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President George HW Bush. 1990-1999
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The discipline of physiological psychology focuses on�
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The brain-behavior process.
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Who is known for the proclamation of the Decade of the Behavior? What decade was noted as such?
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President Bill Clinton. 2000-2010
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What is significant about designating a decade?
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Designating a decade means increased federal support and funding for the specific designation.
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What disciplines does the field of physiological psychology blend together?
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- Nero psychology
- Nero anatomy
- Psychology
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Physics
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Research term: generalization
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Using a conclusion to determe how it can be applied in other circumstances.
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Research term: reduction
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The basic and most elementary explanation for a phenomenon.
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Saying that someone is depressed due to a decrease in serotonin, or a decrease of norepinephrine, or due to a situation is an example of what research term?
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Reduction
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True or False: Egyptians were the first to think highly of the human brain?
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False. It was common to dispose of the brain before a person was mummified.
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Who is credited with categorizing living organisms as having a vegetative mind, a perceptual mind, and a rational mind?
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Aristotle
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According to Aristotle, what mind is able to grow, repair itself, and reproduce?
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Vegetative mind.
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According to Aristotle, what kind of a mind is able to detect a difference in stimulations?
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Perceptual mind.
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According to Aristotle, what kind of a mind is able to think, understand, and evaluate?
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Rational mind.
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According to Aristotle, what kind of a mind does a plant have?
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Vegetative mind.
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According to Aristotle, what kind of a mind does an animal have?
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Perceptual mind.
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