Biological Basis of Behavior William James- mental activity is also physiological activity Neuron- basic unit of the nervous system *Each neuron is a living cell with a nucleus and other parts common to all cells. Three main parts of the neuron: 1. Dendrites: the receiving part of the nucleus 2. Cell body (Soma): The processing part Electrochemical Transmission 3. Axon: the transmitting part Normal habit change: Doing the same behavior over and over again (same neurons being used over and over)
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showed that children can learn to produce aggressive responses if deemed socially acceptable in their environment. But is there an underlying genetic basis for violence and aggression? In some very real sense violence is embodied in the human genetic/evolutionary legacy due to its recurrent manifestation in our species and our history. So is there a biological reason for this? In 1993‚ a group of researchers from the Netherlands and the USA described a genetic defect discovered in one large Dutch family
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Romero W1A3: Case Study: Biological Basis of Diseases Due: Sunday‚ May 22‚ 2011 The most current thoughts and theories on the cause of Alzheimer ’s Diseases is that Minnie is forgetting things‚ calling her oldest son‚ Chester‚ her husband ’s name‚ getting upset easily‚ and speaking in Italian. The theories would be the children looking up the information from the signs their mother is showing of the Alzheimer ’s Diseases and deciding if she should have extensive testing or going to the doctor
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Week Two Quiz – Biological Basis of Behavior Instructions: Each question is worth 2 points. Type your answers in the space adjacent to each question. Submit as an attachment in your assignment link. 1. The brain’s ability to adapt to new environmental conditions is called: Neural plasticity 2. Severe damage to the hippocampus will result in what effect on a person’s memory? People with severe damage to this area can still remember names‚ faces‚ and events that they recorded in memory
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When evaluating aggression as a behavior we have to consider a person’s intentions as well as the outcome. Elliot Aronson defined aggression as ’behavior aimed at causing harm or pain’. The act of aggression can be seen to be expressed in two different ways depending on where it is assumed to originate from. Those who believe aggression is learned behavior typically emphasize behavior in defining aggression‚ aggression must result in harm. Those who believe aggression as innate drive typically emphasize
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Whitney Barnes: SENSATION & PERCEPTION WORKSHEET a) Briefly describe the path of information from the targeted sensory organ (i.e. eye‚ ear‚ skin‚ etc.) to the brain. Include a synthesis of terms/information from both Chapter 2 - Biological Basis of Behavior and Chapter 3 - Sensation and Perception in your description. When you are using your ears you can choose what you want to listen to‚ but you cannot choose what you are hearing. The first step is when the pinna collects sounds that enter through
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Biorhythms and Aggression By Catherine Walker Topic I: Bio-rhythms (separated into six essay topics) Biological rhythms: There are three types of biological rhythm; circadian‚ ultradian and infradian. Circadian rhythms are those which complete a cycle in a 24 hour period such as the sleep-wake cycle‚ heart rate or metabolism. People have variations within the circadian rhythms‚ notably the owl/lark division describing people who have biological clocks which run
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Aggression is angry verbal or physical behaviors towards others. They’re three types of aggression: hostile‚ instrumental‚ and relational. Hostile aggression is hurting someone without a reason. Instrumental aggression is hurting someone to get something from them. Finally relational aggression is ruining friendships or excluding someone as a form of bullying. These forms of aggression are usually caused by biological‚ social & cultural contributions or emotional & cognitive contributions. Biological
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for aggression (24) The biological explanation for aggression states that aggression is innate behavior in people and the environment around them does not cause it. Neurotransmitters in the brain‚ chemicals that allow impulses to be transmitted from one area to another‚ can be used to explain why some people are aggressive. There is evidence to suggest that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression‚ low levels of serotonin
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The means by which the brain performs are referred to as neuroprocesses‚ which are related to learning and memory. The brain is the center of every function of the body that controls functional learning and memory and how the two are interdependent. Learning occurs when the memory is stimulated. The memory is activated once learning has taken place. With knowledge at the center of attention‚ it is imperative to stimulate the brain through lifelong learning to achieve longevity and quality of life
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