Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Biological Psychology
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Questions that apply to this article:
- What is mind-body dualism and how is it still relevant today?
- Why might the belief that the mind and body are separate remain so common today?
- What are the implications for making health-care decisions of believing that the mind and body are separate?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- Why is it important that science be self-correcting?
- How is phrenology an example of how science sometimes fails to be self-correcting in a timely manner?
- What might help to make science, especially psychology, better at self-correction?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- What influence do oxytocin and vasopressin have on social behaviors?
- What does the term “polymorphism” mean in the context of genetics?
- Why do polymorphisms matter or how do they affect behavior?
- What were the strengths of how the researchers collected their data? Can you identify any potential weaknesses?