3-7. IDENTIFY A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND...

1.3-7. Identify a key contributor to the development of physiology and discuss the implications

that his work had for the science of neurophysiology.

Difficulty:

2

Question ID:

1.3-7

Page Ref:

10-14

Topic:

Biological Roots of Physiological Psychology

Skill:

Conceptual

Answer: Galvani used electrical current to study muscle contraction in the frog. Muller argued

for the use of experimental methods to study physiology. Helmholtz developed methods and

techniques to study the physiology of vision and audition. Flourens developed the technique of

experimental ablation, which can provide insight into the functions of brain regions.

muscle activity.

Question ID:

1.3-8

Page Ref:

12

Answer: Galvani was able to contract the frog muscle via electrical stimulation when the muscle

was detached from the body -- thus it was not pressure exerted from the brain that caused muscle

contraction.