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
Negative emotions and high stress can cause
Physical and psychological problems
Overwhelming irrational fear of an object place or situation
Phobias
Therapy for phobias
Systematic desensitization
Animals learn to make particular responses to escape from or terminate an aversive stimulus
Conditioned escape
Animals learn to make particular responses to avoid or prevent arrival of an aversive stimulus
Conditioned avoidance