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You have taken an introductory course in animal biology and know that animals have evolved with different types of symmetry. Animals that show radial symmetry have a top and bottom, but do not have a left or right side, nor a front or back end. Animals that show bilateral symmetry have a top and bottom, left and right sides, and distinct anterior and posterior ends.
-You and a friend have flown to the coast of British Columbia to do some hiking and whale watching. As you are walking along the beach collecting shells, you notice a strange animal washed up on the beach and it is not a species that you recognize. Just by looking at the animal, what is a quick way that you can surmise the animal's mode of locomotion and method of food acquisition?

Identify the role of various brain waves (alpha, beta, delta, theta) in different states of consciousness.
Recognize the significance of the circadian rhythm and its impact on human behavior.
Describe the functions and uses of an electroencephalograph (EEG) in measuring brain activity.
Comprehend the evolutionary perspectives on consciousness.

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Psychological Diagnosis

The process by which a psychologist or psychiatrist evaluates an individual's mental health based on symptoms, behaviors, and sometimes psychological testing, to identify and describe a psychological problem or disorder.

Legal Term

A phrase or word that has a specific, established meaning within the legal system.

Insanity

Legally and psychiatry, it refers to a mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, conduct their affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.

Diagnostic

Pertaining to the identification of the nature or cause of a health problem through examination of the symptoms.

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