Explain the difference between correlation and causation and generate examples of each.
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
•Define physiological psychology and explain what this field studies.
•Discuss the difference between cardiocentric and encephalocentric views of behavior and identify ancient scholars associated with each viewpoint.
•Describe the difference between holism and localization and explain why most brain scientists favor localization.
•Define the word multidisciplinary and explain why neuroscience is a multidisciplinary field.
•Contrast the ways behavioral neuroscientists and cognitive neuroscientists study the brain and behavior.
•Create a table showing the various brain lesioning and stimulation methods and the instrumentation needed to perform these techniques.
•Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each of the brain imaging and brain recording methods.
•Explain the difference between correlation and causation and generate examples of each.
•Distinguish biological explanations from other explanations of behavior