MEM - 7 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyVisual SystemUniversityNone Created by: 10dhallCreated on: 05-05-17 00:26 How does the amygdala affect recognition of emotional faces? Damage causes impairment recognising faces (especially fearful), activation of the amygdala increases when we see fearful faces 1 of 11 What did Anderson and Phelps do? Patient S.M had amygdala damage, didn't affect her ability to produce emotional faces 2 of 11 How do we know facial expressions are biological/ evolutionary? Because animals pull facial expressions 3 of 11 What disorders exist where peoples facial expressions are automatic and involuntary? Volitional facial paralysis and emotional facial paralesis 4 of 11 What is the cause of volitional facial paralesis? Damage to the region of the motor cortex which controls the facial muscles 5 of 11 What is the effects of volitional facial paralysis? All facial expressions are made by emotion and cannot voluntarily make them 6 of 11 What is the cause of emotional face paralysis? The part of the PFC which controls muscles is damaged 7 of 11 What is the effect of emotional face paralysis? Emotions are unable to make facial expressions although can voluntarily move all the facial muscles 8 of 11 What did Ekman and Friesen find? Did a cross cultural study in a remote part of new guinea and found that they accurately performed and recognised facial expressions 9 of 11 What did Izard? Blind childrens facial expressions were similar to that of a child with sight - both studies support the innate view on facial expressions 10 of 11 More evidence for the innate theory of facial expressions? Newborns can pull facial expressions 11 of 11
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