Explain What Your Book Means by the 'Non-Linguistic' Nature of Nonverbal

question 19

Essay

Explain what your book means by the 'non-linguistic' nature of nonverbal communication.

Understand the effects of drugs as agonists and antagonists on the nervous system.

Identify the physiological bases of psychological disorders and their treatment.

Explain the role of the endocrine system in regulating bodily functions.

Understand the contribution of various brain structures to controlling bodily functions and behavior.

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Definitions:

Spreading Activation

The excitation of one node in a semantic network by the excitation of another node to which it is connected. The excitation is said to flow across the connections.

Loftus

Loftus refers to Elizabeth Loftus, a cognitive psychologist known for her work on the malleability of human memory and the misinformation effect.

Hierarchical Models

Hierarchical models refer to statistical models that consider data to be generated from processes that operate at multiple levels of analysis, providing a way to analyze data with nested structures.

Siamese Cats

A breed of domestic cats known for their striking color contrasts, blue almond-shaped eyes, and social, vocal nature.