Social Cognition Flashcards

1
Q

In a Haylen’s task of executive function (inhibition of obvious word), how do sleep deprived young people perform compared to old people

A

Comparably

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2
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In the trolley problem does sleep inhibition lead to emotional responses

A

Yes

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3
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In the unfair condition of the ultimatum game, do more rested people accept the offer

A

Yes - sleep deprived people act emotionally

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4
Q

When sleep deprived are people more impulsive to negative stimuli

A

Yes

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5
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In a go, no-go test, when people are sleep deprived and given a negative stimuli are they faster to make a response

A

Yes

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6
Q

What regions/systems are more vulnerable in sleep loss

A
  • PFC function
  • lateral PFC essential and executive function
  • medial PFC orbitofrontal mediation function
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7
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What is the self-referential effect

A

We are more likely to remember things about ourselves

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8
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What brain region is involved in the self-referential effect

A

Medial PFC and orbitofrontal cortex

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9
Q

When comparing words related to you against words related to the president, what brain region has decreased in words related to you and more activation in words related to someone else

A

Medial PFC

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10
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Does a negative word about you lead to greater or lesser deactivation of the medial PFC

A

Greater

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11
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What brain region mediates positive and realistic thinking about yourself

A

Orbitofrontal cortex

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12
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In conversation, what does a person with orbitofrontal damage exhibit

A

An inability to recognise they have made a social mistake

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13
Q

Explain the different roles of the medial PFC and orbitofrontal in mediating

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mPFC mediates cognitive capacity while orbitofrontal mediates social cognition

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14
Q

What region is key to theory of mind, understanding the view points of others

A

mPFC

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15
Q

Aside from the anterior cingulate cortex, when viewing pain in loved ones what region is activated

A

Insula

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16
Q

In social faux pas trials, what type of damage is associated with not understanding the faux pas

A

Frontal lobe damage

17
Q

In nickname trials, damage to what region is associated with harsher nicknames

A

Orbitofrontal cortex

18
Q

In an IOWA gambling task, people with damage to what area pick the big loss, big gain (net loss) deck

A

Orbitofrontal cortex

19
Q

Altered decisions due to loss framing are associated with what region

A

Amygdala

20
Q

When making financial decisions, what regions activate in rational thinking and what regions activate in emotional thinking

A
Orbitofrontal = rational
Amygdala = emotional
21
Q

What regions activate in impersonal decisions and what regions activate in personal decisions such as the trolley problem

A
Orbitofrontal = impersonal
Amygdala = personal