8.5 Modes of Thinking

Question 1

two main perceptual paths: _______ is relationship between objects and _______ is object recognition

Answer 1

dorsal, ventral

Question 2

inability to recognize faces, still have a measurable emotional response to familiar faces

Answer 2

prosopaganosia

Question 3

consciously able to recognize faces, no unconscious emotional response to familiar faces, results in a delusion that loved ones have been replaced by a look alike imposter

Answer 3

capgras syndrome

Question 4

construction of explanations by the _______ in order to make sense of the world, rationalizes new information and makes it compatible with old information, confabulation

Answer 4

left brain

Question 5

amygdala is the subconscious of the ________ of stimuli, and emotional response to ________ of a situation

Answer 5

meaning, consequences (negative/positive)

Question 6

orbitofrontal cortex is the _______ interpretation center, receives info from amygdala

Answer 6

emotional

Question 7

• normal IQ
• no emotional interpreter
• poor empathy
• decisions painfully deliberate and effortful

Answer 7

orbitofrontal lesion

Question 8

• conscious executive center
• attention: directs working memory
• tested with wisconsin card sort
• damage: impulsivity, easily distracted

Answer 8

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Question 9

• activated by pain, cognitive conflict, and errors in task performance
• ascertain whether behavior is successfully proceeding toward desired goals, learning from error

Answer 9

anterior cingulate cortex

Question 10

system I of thinking is _________, unconscious, fast and error prone

Answer 10

automatic

Question 11

system II of thinking is _________, conscious, slow, less error prone

Answer 11

reflective

Question 12

decisions in slow system II are made by the _________ cortex

Answer 12

lateral pre-frontal

Question 13

decisions in fast system I are made by the ___________ cortex

Answer 13

orbito pre-frontal