Concept 1 Flashcards
4 levels of processing
Social
Behavioural
Cognitive
Neural
Action Observation
Imitation
Mirror Neurons
- watching something and doing it the same way
Theory of Mind and Mentalizing
TOM - How the mind functions, how the mind does what it does
Mentalizing is the way that you think about the way that someone else is thinking about something
Attractiveness
A face is more attractive the happier they look
Major Brain Areas
STS - Superior Temporal Sulcus - in temporal lobe
- audio cues
Amygdala - FEAR, strong emotions of survival
Orbital Frontal Cortex - OFC
- processing region
Insula/somatosensory cortices
- rhythmic timing
Fusiform gyrus
- visual to auditory and the link between the two
Motivational Evaluation
Seeing a face and connecting with someone
- 3 areas of brain: Amygdala, OFC, and Ventral striatum
Detailed perceptual processing
Fusiform gyrus
Superior temporal gyrus
Emotional Response in Body
Reactions to stress
Autonomic, visceral endocrine change
Representation of Emotional Response
Find where things go wrong
Deal with it in psychological therapy
Deal with it in a biological substance (medication)
Tells us about differences and the way each people is made up
Insula Somatosensory cortices
Empathy
We do the same things as others when we empathize with them