Emotion

Question 1

Darwin believed that expression of emotion…

Answer 1

Was a product of evolution

Question 2

Most well understood brain component of emotion?

Answer 2

Amygdala

Question 3

James-Lange theory of emotion?

Answer 3

Stimulus –> physiological reaction –> emotion (feeling)

Question 4

Cannon-bard theory suggests that physiological and emotional processes are….

Answer 4

Parallel (occur simultaneously)

Question 5

Modern view of emotion?

Answer 5

All 3 variables can influence each other

Question 6

Sham rage occurred because what was removed?

Answer 6

Cortex (down to, but not including thalamus)

Question 7

What is sham rage?

Answer 7

Intense and poorly directed rage

Question 8

Sham rage

What was the conclusion?

Answer 8

Hypothalamus critical for expression

Cortex controls by inhibiting/directing it

Question 9

Paper believed emotional expression is

Answer 9

Controlled by the limbic system

Question 10

Amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus…

^ Examples of some of the components of…

Answer 10

The limbic system

Question 11

Limbic system

Several interconnected nuclei and tracts that

Answer 11

Ring the thalamus

Question 12

Limbic system

Several interconnected _____________ that ring the thalamus

Answer 12

Nuclei and tracts

Question 13

Kluver-Bucy syndrome results from damage to…

Answer 13

Amygdala

Question 14

Kluver-Bucy syndrome results from removal of….and damage to…

Answer 14

Anterior temporal lobes

Amygdala

Question 15

Main symptom of Kluver-Bucy syndrome?

Answer 15

No fear

Question 16

How many primary facial expressions are there?

Answer 16

6

Question 17

Any facial expressions that don’t fall under the 6 primary ones…

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Are just a combination of them

Question 18

What is a genuine smile called?

Answer 18

Duchenne smile

Question 19

Smiles can be classified into

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Genuine

Non-genuine (voluntary)

Question 20

_____________ has told us much of what we know about the neural mechanisms of fear

Answer 20

Fear conditioning

Question 21

Fear conditioning has told us much of what we know about

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The neural mechanisms of fear conditioning

Question 22

Lesions to _____ blocks fear conditioning

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Amygdala

Question 23

Amygdala receives input from…

Answer 23

Sensory systems

Question 24

What happens to fear conditioning if the auditory cortex is lesioned?

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No disruption to fear conditioning

Question 25

Lesion of the auditory cortex had no effect on fear conditioning. This led to the discovery of…

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Two pathways to amygdala

Direct and indirect (auditory cortex)

Question 26

The auditory cortex is required for

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More complex processing

Question 27

The case of SM (2)

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1. Couldn’t be fear conditioned

2. Couldn’t recognise fear in faces/stories

Question 28

SM had had her….

Answer 28

Amygdala removed

Question 29

Which case study involved a person who was completely fearless?

Answer 29

SM

Question 30

Benign contexts become fearful through…

Answer 30

Contextual fear conditioning

Question 31

Contextual fear conditioning suggests ____ might play a key role in fear

Answer 31

Hippocampus

Question 32

Is there evidence to suggest that hippocampus is involved in contextual fear?

Answer 32

YES - lesions to the HC blocked it

Question 33

Amygdala is composed of…

Answer 33

Major nuclei

Question 34

Which nucleus of the amygdala is critical in conditioned fear?

Answer 34

Lateral nucleus

Question 35

Amygdala activation is ____________ with how trustworthy you find someone

Answer 35

Inversely related

Question 36

2 disorders involving amygdala impairment?

Answer 36

Autism

Psychopathy