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45 Cards in this Set
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Emotions include
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expressed feelings and changes in body state
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Emotions arise suddenly in response to
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particular stimuli
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Affective Neuropsychology is the investigation of the
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neural basis of emotion and mood
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The James-Lange theory of emotion proposed that we experience
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emotion in response to physiological changes in our body.
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According to James and Lange Physiological changes are _____, and if they are removed the ____ will go with them.
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emotion
emotion |
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There s a close relationship between _____ and ______ _______ however it is not obvious _____ _____ ____.
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emotions
physiological manifestations which causes which |
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Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposed that emotional experience can occur
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independently of emotional expression
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What were Cannon-Bard's 2 criticism's of the James-Lange theory?
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1. REmove sensation and emotions still experienced
2. lack of reliable correlation between the experience of emotion and the physiological state of the body |
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Feelings are
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subjective and may or may not have overt indicators
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Physiological arousal is
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expression of somatic and automatics responses
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Actions are
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defending, attacking in response to a threat
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Mood is more ____ and longer _____.
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vague
lasting |
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Affect is an
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emotional response to a situation
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Temperament is
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emotional tone over time
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Unconscious emotion is the ability to
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respond to stimuli even though you are not consciously aware
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Emotions vary in
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number and intensity
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Cannon-Bard purported that the function of emotion was to
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help deal with change in the environment
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Cannon-BArd Proposed that emotions were produced when signal get to the _____ from the ____ receptors or by descending ____ input, then the brain decides which emotion is appropriate via the ____ cortex.
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thalamus
sensory cortical cerebral |
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Schachter and Singer proposed that our state is the results of and interaction between
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physiological activiation and cognitive interpretation of that arousal
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Papez's Circuit involves what 5 structures?
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1. cingulate cortex
2. hippocampus 3. fornix 4. hypothalamus 5. anterior thalamus |
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Paul Maclean (1949) revised Papez theory on the basis of a later evidence suggesting that the _______ is important for the experience and recognition of emotions.
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amygdala
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The expansion of the Papez circuit was then collectively termed the ____ ______>
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limbic system.
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What are the 4 main symptoms of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome which are also found in humans with temporal lobe lesions?
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1. visual recognition problems
2. oral tendencies 3. hypersexuality 4. flattened emotions |
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Which structure appears to be a critical element in the brain circuitry that processes fear and aggression?
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amygdala
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The amygdala is situated in the
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pole of the temporal lobe, just below the cortex on the medial side
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What are the 8 primary emotions?
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1. Joy
2. Sadness 3. Affection 4. Disgust 5. Fear 6. Anger 7. Surprise 8. Expectation |
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What is the sequence of Emotional Experience, Emotional expression and stimulus perception in both the James-Lange and then the Connon-Bard theories?
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1. James-Lange - Stimulus Perception - Emotional Expression - Emotional Experience
2. Cannon-Bard - Stimulus Perception - Emotional Experience - Emotional Expression |
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In Kluver-Bucy syndrome animals that have been wild and fearful were now ____ and showed no ____ or ______.
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tame
fear aggression |
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The amygdala is an important structure for regulating what?
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emotional states
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The amygdala is a complex of nuclei that are commonly broken up into what 3 groups?
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1. basolateral nuclei
2. corticomedial nuclei 3. central nucleus |
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Each sensory system has a different projection pattern to the amygdala nuclei, and interconnections withing the amygdala allow the integration of information from different _____ ______.
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sensory modalities
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What are the two major pathways that connect the amygdala with the hypothalamus?
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1. ventral amygdalofugal pathway
2. stria terminalis |
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A bilateral amygdalolectomy can profoundly reduce what in animals?
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fear and aggression
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Heath (1972) demonstrated that patients receiving this stimulation (in septal area of limbic system) reported pleasure or warmth, and ______ _____.
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sexual excitation
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The most commonly reported symptom of lesions in the to the amygdala is an inability to recognise?
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fear
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No single theory to explain the relationship between physiology and emotion but _______ appears to be involved.
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cognition
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Which system processes emotion under cortical control?
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Limbic
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Brain activity in response to fear faces showed more amygdala activity than that in response to faces with ____ expressions?
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neutral
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It appears that the conditioned response in the amygdala arise from synaptic changes in the _________ nuclei.
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basolateral
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Memories associated with fear can be quickly formed and ___ -_____.
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long-lasting
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Enhanced memories for emotional pictures is correlated with recorded ________ actiivty.
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amygdala
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What are the three physiological responses of the amygdala evoked from the sensory perception of fear?
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1. Emotional Behaviour
2. Automatic Responses 3. Hormonal Responses. |
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In classical conditioning experiment of fear, the fear of a shock when shown a conditioned image elicited what?
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increased acitivity in the amygdala
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Generally each emotion reveals activity of more than one brain region, and some brain regions are involved in more than just ____ _____.
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one emotion
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What four regions of the brain are involved in fear?
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1. lateral amygdala
2. central amygdala 3. medial hypothalamus 4. dorsal periaqueductal grey matter |