The Mind's Machine- Chapter 1 Review Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update 2024 (Graded A+)
Neuroscience - Answers the scientific study of the nervous system
Biological Psychology - Answers also called behavioral neuroscience, brain and behavior, and physiological psychology; the study of ...
Neuroscience - Answers the scientific study of the nervous system
Biological Psychology - Answers also called behavioral neuroscience, brain and behavior, and
physiological psychology; the study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior
Dualism - Answers the notion, promoted by Rene Descartes, that the mind has an immaterial aspect that
is distinct from the material body and brain
Phrenology - Answers the belief that bumps on the skull reflect enlargements of brain regions
responsible for certain behavioral difficulties
Localization of Function - Answers the concept that different brain regions specialize in specific
behaviors
Conserved - Answers in the context of evolution, referring to a trait that is passed on from a common
ancestor or two or more descendant species
Ontogeny - Answers the process by which an individual changes in the course of its lifetime--that is,
grows up and grows old
Neuron - Answers also called a nerve cell; the basic unit of the nervous system
Neuroplasticity - Answers also called neural plasticity; the ability of the nervous system to change in
response to experience of the environment
Adult Neurogenesis - Answers the creation of new neurons in the brain of an adult
Social Neuroscience - Answers a field of study that uses the tools of neuroscience to discover both the
biological bases of social behavior and the effects of social circumstances on brain activity
Evolutionary Psychology - Answers a field of study devoted to asking how natural selection has shaped
behavior in humans and other animals
Epigenetics - Answers the study of factors that affect gene expression without making any changes in
the nucleotide sequence of the genes themselves
Gene Expression - Answers the turning on or off of specific genes
Neuroeconomics - Answers the study of brain mechanisms at work during economic decision making
Consciousness - Answers the state of awareness of one's own existence, thoughts, emotions, and
experience
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