Summary: Brain And Behavior

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  • Which 3 sciences of mental life are there? 


    -cognition: knowledge and beliefs
    -emotion: affections, moods, feelings
    -motivation: motives, needs, desires, goals
  • What is meant with psychology = behavioral science?

    Howindividualsinteractwitheachother and the worldthey live in
  • What is the base of psychology? 

    Mentalismor mental causation
    Mental state: Action  as  Cause: Effect
  • What is the cognitive explanation of buying a cola? 


    –I knowCola tastesgood (Knowledge beliefs)§
  • What is the emotional explanation of buying a cola? 


    –When I drink Cola I feel happy (affections, moods, feelings)
  • What is the motivational explanation of buying a cola? 


    –I want Cola becauseI’mthirsty (motives, needs, goals)
  • What is psychology for social science? and which 4 things do we research?

    The individual in society

    -Socialinteraction
    -How we understandothers
    -Socialinfluence(persons/groups)
    -Personality
  • What are the 4 bioscience aspects of psychology? 

    The brain is the physical base of the mind

    -Neurology
    -Otherbodilysystems: endocrine system (hormones) and immune system
    -Genetics
    -Evolutionairybiology
  • How is psychology used in physics? 


    Psychophysica: Physic stimuli in relation to the psychological state
    Brainscanning (MRI)
  • What are the 3 levels of behavior explanation? 


    - Sociological: membership of groups, roleswithinsocietalgroups, etc.
    - Psychological: individual mental state

    - Biofysical: underlyingbiological and physicalprocesses (neurotransmitters, hormones, genes, etc).
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