Eliminative Materialism and the Nervous System
Eliminative Materialism
Eliminative materialism, within the neurocomputational theory of mind, asserts that only neural events exist. This makes it an eliminativist theory, as it believes solely in neural and physical events to explain human behavior. It discards pop psychology, considering it a false and defective way of explaining behavior. This theory is strongly advocated by the Churchlands, who argue that mental events must be explained through neurological states. This also implies a rejection
Read MorePerception: Process, Gestalt Laws, and Influencing Factors
Perception: Process and Principles
Perception is the process by which the subject selects, organizes, and interprets sensory stimuli from the environment. It is a cognitive process involving the organization and interpretation of data collected by our sensory organs. Feelings are an integral part of perception. Simpler contents include stimuli triggered by the external or internal environment (noise, odor, etc.).
Conditions: Perception is a complex reaction of the organism to simultaneous and successive
Read MoreHuman Learning and Motivation: Key Insights
Learning and Motivation
Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that reflects the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, such as study, instruction, observation, and practice. It involves association, learning from the consequences of behavior, and different learning types according to intelligence. Several factors influence learning, including personality, motivation, encouragement, emotions, and interests.
Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner proposed
Read MoreOperant Conditioning: Reinforcement and Punishment Explained
Positive Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement consists of increasing the likelihood of a behavior by the presentation of a stimulus, e.g., a prize. It is also called reward conditioning.
Negative Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement involves increasing the probability of conduct by the removal of an aversive stimulus when it is done. It is also called escape conditioning. It is often combined with classical conditioning in the case of phobias, e.g., studying hard for an exam rather than submitting
Read MoreExam 2: Animal Behavior Multiple Choice & Short Answers
Exam 2: Animal Behavior Answers
Multiple Choice Answers:
- TRUE: Japanese macaque monkeys are the primate with the northernmost range other than humans.
- TRUE: Pronghorn are the fastest land animal in North America.
- FALSE: Secondary sexual characteristics of animals would include the testes and the ovaries.
- TRUE: The black Grouse is a boreal species that lives in Eurasian Spruce bogs and forms leks.
- FALSE: It is the horns; the most common indicator that the Red Deer male uses to assess a rival male is the