Intro Cognition and Emotion

Question 1

3 levels of sensation and processing

Answer 1

sensation
perception
high level cognition

Question 2

2 fields of study from cognition are?

Answer 2

neuropsychology

social/clinical psych

Question 3

What is localization of function?

Answer 3

lesion studies

neuroimaging linking structures to cognition

Question 4

parietal lobe function?

Answer 4

somatic and visuospatial representations

Question 5

what is lateralisation of function?

Answer 5

left: language
right: visuospatial
however this is oversimplification

Question 6

What is Luria’s brain behaviour theory?

Answer 6

3 units of CNS
brainstem regulation of arousal
post cortical: reception of sensory
frontal lobes: planning, executing

Question 7

3 Luria Zones are?

Answer 7

primary: receiving
Secondary: perception
Tertiary: meaning of the input

Question 8

do all cognitive domains have one-to-one structural relationships?

Answer 8

Nope. More like systems/networks

Question 9

3 tenants of Pluripotentiality

Answer 9

1. each area operates with other areas
2. no area is singly responsible for behaviour
3. each area may play a role in many behaviours

Question 10

2 big things that influence behaviour

Answer 10

cognition

emotion

Question 11

What is emotion?

Answer 11

inferred behavioural state

conscious subjective feeling

Question 12

psychophysiological state includes 3 things

Answer 12

consicous feelings
physiological aroundal
cognitive component

Question 13

6 core emotions:

Answer 13

anger
fear
sadness
disgust
happiness
surprise

Question 14

what neural system involved in emotion?

Answer 14

limbic system

Question 15

limbic system includes?

Answer 15

amygdala
nucleus accumbens
septal area
orbitofrontal cortex

Question 16

what is Kluver-Bucy syndrome?

Answer 16

No amygdala

loss of fear

Question 17

amygdala dysfunction may be related to what clinicall?

Answer 17

depression

anxiety

Question 18

what is the condition where there’s no amygdala?

Answer 18

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

Question 19

lesion in orbitofrontal cortex clinical presentation

Answer 19

decreased expression of emotion

Question 20

reduced orbitofrontal cortex volume found in patients with what disorders?

Answer 20

affect disorders

depression

Question 21

hippocampus not just memory, also related to?

Answer 21

volume reduction in depression

Question 22

James Lange Theory?

Answer 22

experience emotion in réponse to physiological change

Question 23

Cannon Bard Theory?

Answer 23

1. experience emotion without physical expression

2. physiological changes not unique to specific emotions (eg. spinal cord lesion)

Question 24

what is the primacy debate?

Answer 24

emotion before or after cognition

Question 25

Zajonc said what?

Answer 25

affect and cognition separate, usually function together but can be independent too

Question 26

What is cognitive appraisal?

Answer 26

cognitive processing directly impacts physiological/emotional stress response

Question 27

how to use cognitive appraisal clinically?

Answer 27

relaxation and cognitive behavioural therapy for conditions