Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Brain processes that occur in the absence of active executive control; a pattern of brain activation reflecting a set of cognitive processes that are typically more engaged during passive experience.
dissociative identity disorder
A clinical condition characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring personalities that alternately control a person’s behavior.
embodiment
A sense of physical location of the self within one’s own body.
empathy
The ability to share the same feelings expressed by another individual.
error-related negativity (ERN)
An electrophysiological marker that occurs when participants make errors in cognitive tasks.
fugue state
Transient states of confusion in which self-relevant knowledge is temporarily unavailable to consciousness.
fusiform face area (FFA)
A region of the fusiform gyrus that shows enhanced responses to faces relative to other objects.
intentional stance
The assumption that others are agents motivated to behave in a way that is consistent with their current mental state.
interoception
The sense of the internal state of the organism.
joint attention
The sharing of a common focus of attention across at least two individuals.
mentalizing
Also called theory of mind. The ability to represent the internal mental states of other individuals.
mirror neuron
A neuron in the frontal or parietal cortex that shows similar electrophysiological responses to actions
executed by oneself or to observation of the same actions being executed by another.
perspective taking
The ability to adopt the viewpoint of another individual.
power motivation
An enduring preference for having impact on other people or the world at large.
self
The subjective sense of existing as an individual.
