Chanthia's Questions

Question 1

harvard psychologist who proposed conceptualization of moral reasoning and judgment as developing set of skills from brith to adulthood; 3 levels (pre conventional, conventional, post conventional); 6 stages

Answer 1

lawrence kohlberg

Question 2

augustine puts the divine ? of God above the divine ? of the universe

Answer 2

will, widsom

Question 3

what is limbic system? name 3 parts

Answer 3

interconnected nuclei and cortical brain sturctures involved in emotional, autonomic, and endocrine functions; hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus

Question 4

3 psych tendencies named by cordelia fine?

Answer 4

unconscious influence of emotions; divide between moral assessment of self and others; illusion of control when we have none

Question 5

cog dissonance? example?

Answer 5

mental stress/discomfort/pain at having two different beliefs or being presenting with conflicting evidence/ev against one’s beliefs; e.g. doctor who smokes but tells himself he’ll limit to 1 cig a day, or that he’ll quit soon

Question 6

Panksepp’s three layers of emotion?

Answer 6

primary - tools for living provided by evolution, secondary - vast unconscious learning and memory mechs of brain; tertiary - higher order functions of mind permitted largely by cortical expansion that allow thought related symbolic functions (imagination)

Question 7

three sources of synaptic uncertainty

Answer 7

number of quanta/vesicles released is probabilistic; probabilistic binding of NT molecules to receptors; after binding, uncertainty as to whether receptor will open/trigger AP (+ neuronal noise)

Question 8

brains are automatic, but people are free?

Answer 8

gazzaniga