Mem and Emo (7) Flashcards
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How do facial expressions play a part in emotion?
more readily observed in social situations
What is the amygdala used for in regards to facial expressions?
recognition of emotional facial expressions
What is the main emotion the amygdala registers on a human face?
fearful faces
What happens to the processing of emotional faces if the amygdala is damaged?
impairs recognition of emotional (mainly fearful) faces
What emotional cues are unaffected if the amygdala is damaged?
- ability to recognise identity
2. recognition of emotion from tone of voice
What is Klüver-Bucy syndrome?
Less expressive facial expressions & vocalisations
6 core facial expressions?
Anger Sadness Joy Fear Disgust Surprise
The fact that facial expressions are similar in animals tell us what about facial expressions in general?
- biological basis - genetic component
2. evolutionary basis - hereditary component
What causes volitional facial paresis?
Damage to region of motor cortex controlling face muscles, or to neurons connecting the two
What are the symptoms of volitional facial paresis?
can express genuine emotions but not fake emotions
What causes emotional facial paresis?
Damage to specific region of prefrontal cortex or to thalamic region between prefrontal cortex and hindbrain regions controlling musculature
What are the symptoms of emotional facial paresis?
can express fake emotions but not genuine emotions
What did Ekman & Friesen (1971) find in facial expressions between New Guinea tribes and Westerners?
facial expressions in remote tribes are similar to cultures with which they have never interacted
What did Izard (1971) find in the expressions of blind children and sighted children?
Facial expressions by blind children are similar in type and occur in similar contexts to those of sighted children
