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Biopsych T1 Chp 1
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02/16/2011

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Term
Comparative approach
Definition

Study of bio processes by studying different species

-benefit of using animals

Term
Coolidge Effect
Definition
-Copulating male incapable of continuing with one ex partner can often find another
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Autonomic NS
Definition
-Regulates bodies internal enviornment
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Converging operations
Definition
Combining multiple biopsych fields to focus on one task
Term
Korsakoffs Syndrome
Definition
Severe memory loss, everything else remains normal functioning
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Scientific Inference
Definition
Empirical method used to study the unobservable
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Leucotome
Definition
Surgical device used to remove brain tissue
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Transorbital labotomy
Definition
-Inserting leucotome under eyelid, than through eye socket, than pushing it back and forth to remove tissue.
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Quasi-experimental studies
Definition
-Studies of groups of subjects who have been exposed to conditions of interest in outside world
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Ethological research
Definition
Study of animal behavior in natural habitat
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Morgan's cannon
Definition
Rule that when there are several diff. possible interpretations for behavior, give precedence to the simplest one.
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Psychosurgery
Definition
-Any surgery on the brain
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