Emotional Influences On Learning And Memory Flashcards
6 basic emotions
Happiness Sadness Surprise Fear Anger Disgust
Emotions have 3 characteristics
Physiological
Overt behavior
Feelings
Physiological components of emotion are meditated by which system
ANS (sympathetic)
3 major theories of emotion
James-Lange
Cannon-Bard
Two-Factor
James-Lange theory of emotion
Emotions start with physiological responses then feelings
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
Physiological and conscious components of emotion are independent
Two-factor theory of emotion
Around all and context are interpreted by CNS to generate feelings
Form of classical conditioning where animal learns to fear tone by pairing with a shock
Fear conditioning
Inescapable punishment impairs later avoidance learning
Learned helplessness
Part of the amygdala that organizes the expression of emotional responses
Central nucleus
The amygdaloid collects info from
Thalamus and cortex
Part of the amygdala that provides input
Lateral amygdala
Part of the amygdala that modulates memory encoding in other brain areas
Basolateral amygdala
Brain substrate essential for learning about the context of fear memory
Hippocampus
Brain substrate that play a role in mood regulation and social expression of emotion
Frontal lobes