Brain and Behaviour 2 Key studies Flashcards
What was Kim et al’s study aims?
Investigating colour perception in blind people
What Brain region did Kim et al identify was active in both blind and sighted people when processing colour?
Anterior temporal lobe
How did Miyake and Friedman investigate executive function? (2012)
Put participants through tasks that measured 3 executive functions
what were the 3 executive functions that Miyake and Friedman investigated?
Inhibition
Shifting
updating
What were Miyake and Friedman’s findings?
Executive function has “unity” and “diversity”
What is meant by “unity” and “diversity” in executive function
“unity” - EF has common underlying features
“Diversity” - there are still separability
What is mean by aphasia?
Damage to brain regions causing an inability to comprehend or formulate speech
What symptoms does someone with Wernicke’s aphasia have?
They are unable to produce speech properly
What is Instrumental conditioning?
using reward and punishment to modify an animals behaviour
What is a stimulus response outcome?
When an animal completes an action without knowing that they will be rewarded for it, they do so based off experience
What is meant by response outcome?
Animals complete tasks with the knowledge that they will be rewarded for doing so
