1.3 measuring emotion

Question 1

the limbic system

Answer 1

subcortical structures meet the cerebral cortex. influencing the endocrine system and the ANS. amygdala is key

Question 2

Amygdala involvement

Answer 2

Key in the limbic system

• involved in autobiographical memory
• attentional and emotional processes
• social processing and the evaluation of faces.

Question 3

Autonomous Nervous System

Answer 3

responsible for subconscious control of bodily functions

Sympathetic - emotional arousal = fight or flight response

Parasympathetic - homeostasis restoration - emotional and physiological internal balance

Question 4

types of emotional responses

Answer 4

subjective experience
peripheral/autonomic nervous system
central nervous system
behaviour

Question 5

dimensions of emotion

Answer 5

not just how positive or negative (VALANCE) but how much. arousal corresponds to how much physiology occurs.

ecstatic = more arousal = feel more compared to feeling pleasant.

when measuring emotion - valance and arousal are separate dimensions = variety of techniques used

Question 6

approach - avoidance conflict

Answer 6

occurs when a goal has both positive and negative aspects = approach and avoidance reactions at the same time