SLK (SLK120)

A detailed summary of Chapter 3 of the prescribed textbook for first year psychology at the University of Pretoria. This chapter deals with the Biological Bases of behavior. This summary includes explanations of the nervous tissue ( neurons, the synapse, and neurotransmitters), the peripheral and central nervous system, research methods regarding the brain and behavior, the anatomy of the brain (including an explanation of all the sections and their functions), cerebral specialization, the end...

These notes provide an in-depth summary for chapter 4 of the prescribed text book for first year SLK at the University of Pretoria. This chapter discusses sensation and perception, both the anatomical receptors and processes of the receptors as well as the neural pathways and processes within the brain. The visual system is predominantly discussed including theories of colour vision, the physical anatomy of the eye, the processes of visual processing, depth perception, visual illusions, etc. A...