PSYC 4130

Discuss Nadia Kohts' work and the hardships she faced. What paradigm did she invent and how does that paradigm work? CORRECT ANSWERS: Kohts' work was inspired by Darwin, and she wrote comparing the emotional intelligence of Joni (a young chimpanzee) and her son Roody. These types of studies were extremely taboo at the time as it challenged the current belief that plants and animals pass on traits gained during their lifetime; opposition to the common belief could result in persecution. Koh...

What is biological psychology CORRECT ANSWERS: study of physical, evolutionary, and developmental underpinnings of behavior maintains focus on the brain, and how the brain governs behavior name the different approaches to explaining behavior CORRECT ANSWERS: physiological, ontogenetic, evolutionary, and functional physiological approach to explaining behavior CORRECT ANSWERS: behavior related directly to physiology physical and chemical processes that occur in the body most fu...