emotional behaviours Flashcards
What do moral dilemas show
people are either more feeling based or rational based
what is the effect on decision making after brain damage
- damage to prefrontal cortex impares decision making, leads to impulsive decision making
Where does angry/fear feeling stem from
autonomic nervous system, more specifically SYMPATHETIC (prepares for action)
What are causes for attacking behaviour
- unpleasant stimuli (pain/threat)
- environmental factors
- genetic factors
- hormones, testosterone increases anger CORRELATIONAL
- BRAIN = the amygdala
What is the startle reflex
tensing of muscles to loud noise
What happens when theres damage to amygdala
a normal startle response but absence of learned fears
drugs intended to control anxiety alters what?
activity at amygdala synapses
What is the james lange theory for the role of bodily responses in emotion
2 responses either: weak bodiliy responses which means less emotion or increased bodily response which means enhanced emotion
What are the two different types of bodily responses
- behaviour/action
- physiological
what occurs in people with pure autonomic failure
they have no impairment in recognizing emotion expressions, and report feeling emotions but not as intensely.
Do paralyzed people report feeling emotion the same degree prior to there injury?
YES
Do people with botox report feeling emtion the same prior to getting botox?
NO
- slower time in reading unhappy sentences
- weaker than usual emotional responses
what does manipulating facial feedback show
- smilling slightly increases happiness
- frown leads to stimulus being slightly less unpleasant
PERCEPTION OF BODYS ACTIONS CONTRIBUTE TO EMOTIONAL FEELING
What is the syndrome where facial muscles cannot be moved to smile, but a person can still feel happy
mobius syndrome
What brain areas are associated with emotion
limbic system - especially frontal and temporal lobes
