Neuro

Question 1

James Lange theory of emotion

Answer 1

Physiological arousal firs (sympathetic division of ANS) adenosine released
Brain interprets it

Question 2

James Lange theory of emotion strength is that it is supported by research into phobias

Answer 2

Shows that physiological arousal comes before fear

Question 3

One weakness of the James Lange theory of emotion is that it is challenged by atheism Cannon Bard theory

Answer 3

Studies from the Cannon Bard theory show that embarrassment occurs at the same time as the physiological arousal. Decreases validity

Question 4

Another weakness of the James Lange theory is that it may be too simple

Answer 4

The Two factor theory by Schadhter and singer suggests that we interpret the changes according to the social cues around us. Means not full complete knowledge

Question 5

Hebbs theory

Answer 5

The brain is plastic
Synaptic connections become stronger the more they are used
It changes in response to new experiences
Learning produces an engram that becomes permanent through prolonged rehearsal
Which from groups of neurones that fire together which occurs as cell assemblies rewire

Question 6

Penfield study

Answer 6

To investigate the function of the temporal lobe using the Montreal procedure
Operated on severely epileptic patients and during stimulate of conscious patients they experienced strong sense of deja vu as if they were experiencing the emotions but were aware fo reality
Interpretive cortex is an area of the brain storing personal meanings of previous events.

Question 7

One strength of Penfileds study is that it was the same procedure in a controlled environment

Answer 7

So exact same area was stimulated increases validity

Question 8

One weaknesss of Penfield study is that the sample may be hard to generalise

Answer 8

Patients were severely epileptic may not reflect normal brain structure

Question 9

Another weakness of penfiel is that he obtained mixed results in later research

Answer 9

Interpretive cortex May nfl be as true as once though

Question 10

Strength and weakness of CT scans

Answer 10

Quality is higher than traditional diagnosis

High levels of radiation and only produces still images

Question 11

PET scan strength and weakness

Answer 11

Shows brain activity and localisation

Expensive and slightly unethical due to injection of radioactive substance

Question 12

Strength and weakness of fMRI scans

Answer 12

Produces clear images without radiation
Expensive
Requires extreme still ness

Question 13

Tulvings god, study aim and metho

Answer 13

To investigate whether episodic memories produce differ3nr brain flow patterns to that of semanti ones
Six participants injected with radioactive gold
Repeated measures ektj four episodic and four semantic
Monitored blood flow in PET scan

Question 14

Tulvings gold study results and conc

Answer 14

Different blood flow in three out of six participants
Semantic in posterior cortex
Expisodic in frontal lobe
Episodic and semantic memories are localised and memory had a biological basis

Question 15

One strength of tulvings gold study is that objective evidence was produced

Answer 15

This means based on solid scientific evidence from a scan they can not be faked

Question 16

Weakness of tulvings gold study is that he and his wife were participants and conc was based on only three

Answer 16

Not a great staple for generalisation and not complete results

Question 17

Another weakness of tulvings gold study is that episodic and semantic memories are hard to separated

Answer 17

Which explains inconclusive evidence

Question 18

Do diagram

Answer 18

Yes