TB9 P&C Lecture 1; Cognition and Emotion

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1. What is the role of the amygdala?

  • Rapid visual input from thalamus. Quickly detects threat prior to concious assessment.
  • Processing emotional aspects of pain. Detecting errors which evoke negative emotions e.g anger & frustration to avoid in future. Emotional conflict.
  • Encoding disgust. Bodily sensations
  • Computing variable motivational values of rewards. Computing regret if reward is less than what we hoped.
  • Reinforcing behaviour (primary and secondary reinforcers)
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2. Who proposed the 6 basic emotions?

  • Ekman
  • Cannon-bard
  • Binet
  • James-Lange

3. What is the role of the Orbitofrontal cortex?

  • Encoding disgust. Bodily sensations
  • Processing emotional aspects of pain. Detecting errors which evoke negative emotions e.g anger & frustration to avoid in future. Emotional conflict.
  • Reinforcing behaviour (primary and secondary reinforcers)
  • Computing variable motivational values of rewards. Computing regret if reward is less than what we hoped.
  • Rapid visual input from thalamus. Quickly detects threat prior to concious assessment.

4. ____ is released through the striatum to the cortex?

  • Dopamine
  • Oxytocin
  • Epinephrine
  • Serotonin

5. Which of these is NOT an autonomic response to emotion?

  • Zygomaticus muscle response
  • Heart rate
  • Galvanic skin response
  • Pupil dilation
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