Morality Flashcards
What is Morality?
Obligatory concern for others welfare, rights, fairness and emotions. As well as reasoning, judgement, emotions and actions that spring from those concerns.
What is Moral Conviction?
Absolute belief that something is right or wrong, moral or immoral.
Name a learning theory linked to morality.
Bobo doll experiment.
What is a limitation of the Bobo Doll experiment for morality?
It suggests morality is a learned behaviour. Studies have shown babies as young as 6 months show preference for kind puppets over mean ones.
What is the Ventral-Medial Pre-Frontal Cortex responsible for?
Social emotions, self-control and abstract thought.
Describe Non-Zero Sum Interactions.
I invest some, you invest some.
What is The Fundamental Social Dilemma Theory?
Society is marked by a conflict of interests as well as identity of interests.
What brain regions are apart of the Default Mode Network?
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Medial Pre-Frontal Cortex
Posterior Cingulate Cortex
What does VMPFC stand for?
Ventral Medial Pre-Frontal Cortex
What did Reiners et al (2013) study show?
Greater activity in theory of mind, empathy and default mode network when considering moral vs non-moral dilemmas
What is The Moral Self Popout Effect?
Where people identify moral words faster than non-moral words
What is the Observer Effect?
When being observed by others, people are more likely to behave pro-socially.
What brain regions are associated with Inequity Aversion?
Ventral-Medial Pre-Frontal Cortex and Striatum.
What did the Public Goods Game show?
People are often conditioned cooperators, they give how they expect others will give.
What reward-related brain regions are involved in co-operation?
Orbitofrontal Cortex
Ventral Tegmental Area
Ventral & Dorsal Striatum
What is the Striatum responsible for?
Plays a crucial role in motor control, reward and cognitive processes, and habit formation.
How is deception detected using fMRI?
Deception is detected by identifying brain activities patterns associated with lying, primarily involving the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex.
What are the advanced EEG methods used in neuroscience?
Advanced EEG methods include source localisation, event-related potentials (ERPs) and high-density EEG.
What is the Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness
The global workspace theory suggests that consciousness involves the integration of information from various parts of the brain into a cohesive experience.
Describe Utilitarian Processing
Cognitive calculation of outcomes - uses controlled processing regions.
Describe Deontological Processing
Affective reaction to harm - uses emotional processing region
Areas of the brain responsible for Utilitarian Processing?
Dorsal Lateral Pre-Frontal Cortex, Inferior Parietal Lobes and Temporparietal Junction
Areas of the brain responsible for Deontological Processing?
Ventral Medial Pre-frontal Cortex, Posterior Cingulate and Amygdala
