July 3, 2019 Part 2

Question 1

What is a lexicon

Answer 1

• a set of vocabulary items

- >entire set of morphemes in a language

Question 2

What is lexical access

Answer 2

-refers to identifying a word and connecting it to its meaning

Question 3

What is syntax

Answer 3

-it refers to how words are put together in sentences

Question 4

What are pragmatics

Answer 4

-they are dependence of language on context and pre-existing knowledge

Question 5

What are the four parts of the limbic system

Answer 5

1) Hypothalamus
2) Amygdala
3) Thalamus
4) Hippocampus

Question 6

What happens if you destroy the hippocampus

Answer 6

• if destroyed, still have old memories

- >just can’t make new ones

Question 7

Which hemisphere responds more to positive emotions

Answer 7

• the right hemisphere does

- >the left hemisphere responds more to negative emotions

Question 8

What happens to salivation in sympathetic system in comparison to the parasympathetic system

Answer 8

Sympathetic

->salivation decreases, while in sympathetic, salivation increases in parasympathetic

Question 9

What are the three components of emotions

Answer 9

1) Physiological
2) Cognitive
- >appraisal of what is happening, thoughts and expectations about the situation

3)Behavioural

Question 10

What are the six universal emotions

Answer 10

1) Happiness
2) Anger
3) Confusion
4) Sadness
5) Surprise
6) Disgust

Question 11

What is Darwin’s explanation for why emotions are universally recognized

Answer 11

• it is an innate ability

- >that allows us to act in ways which give us a better chance of survival

Question 12

What is the James-Lange theory of emotion

Answer 12

-experience of emotion is due to physiological responses

Event->Physiological Response->Interpretation->Emotion

Question 13

What is the Cannon-Bard theory for emotion

Answer 13

• his is the two factor theory of emotion
• > physiological response and emotion occur at the same time

-remember B is next to C so physiological response and emotion must occur at the same time

Question 14

What is the Schacter-Singer model for emotion

Answer 14

• it is the two factor theory of emotion
• there is a physiological response
• > then identify reason for the physiological response
• > then you experience emotion

Question 15

What is the Yerkes Dodson Law

Answer 15

• people perform best when they are moderately aroused

- >moderate emotions= optimimum memory recall

Question 16

What is stress

Answer 16

-it is the process by which we appraise and cope with environmental challenges