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This strategy is also used by biologists who claim that there is no such thing as a mind because it
does not exist as a physical structure. According to biologists, the mind will ultimately be
discovered to be the brain. With enough scientific investigation, the brain's anatomy, cells, and
neurological connections will eventually reveal the identity of the mind.
The mind-body issue is an argument about how closely or distantly the mind and body are
related.
The mind is about mental processes, thoughts, and consciousness. The body is about the
physical aspects of the brain-neurons and how the brain is structured
Prior to proceeding, it is important to clarify what, exactly, most people mean when they use
the term "mind." The term "mind" most frequently refers to the center of human consciousness,
the thinking-feeling "I" that appears to be an argentic causal force that is somehow connected
to the body but yet appears to be apart from it. Many people find the concept of life after death
to be intuitively reasonable because they can envisage their souls continuing to exist after their
physical bodies have decayed. This results in a rational dualism that permeates many religious
worldviews.
Animals have had surgeries that are obviously not for their own good, such as several that are
covered in this book, such as brain injury, electrode implantation, medication or hormone
injections, and other procedures. This reality disturbs everyone with a conscience, including
scientists. However, animal testing has been crucial to the development of medical techniques
for the treatment or prevention of dangerous illnesses such as polio, diabetes, measles,
smallpox, severe burns, heart disease, and others.
Animal research is crucial for making advancements in the treatment or prevention of ailments
including AIDS, Alzheimer's, stroke, and other conditions. Without using animals, research would
go slowly or not at all in many fields of medicine and biological psychology.
Animals have the same rights as people, according to abolitionists. Whether an animal is killed
for food, to use its fur, or to learn more about it scientifically, they view it as murder. They
believe that keeping an animal in a cage, even as a pet, is slavery. Abolitionists maintain that
using animals for any purpose, under any circumstances, is unethical because they are unable to
give informed consent for study.
Name at least 3 major issues in Biological Psychology
1. The mind-body issue is an argument about how closely or distantly the mind and body are
related.
The brain is a tangible structure and an incredibly complex network of neurons that regulates
every bodily action, from cognitive processes to physiological ones. Meanwhile, the mind acts as
the center of consciousness — the intangible thinking feeling that appears to be a dynamic
causal force that is somehow connected to the body but yet appears to be distinct from it. The
mind and body problem concerns whether the mind and the brain are indeed separate entities
where the mind is the mental substance while the brain is the physical substance; or whether
both of them exist as one.
The nature vs. nurture argument in psychology is concerned with the relative
importance of life events and genetics in the process of human development. The
understanding of how the human lifespan develops has been increased by a number of
theories and studies related to this subject.
Nature describes how a person's personality is influenced by their genes, whereas
nurture describes how a person's environment—including their connections and
experiences—has an impact on their growth. One of the oldest philosophical arguments
in psychology concerns whether nature or nurture has a greater influence on personality
and development.