Theories
The first theory of emotion
Darwin's Theory of Emotion
The first physiological theory of emotion
James-Lange Theory
Lateralization of facial expression provides evidence that emotions are lateralized to which hemisphere?
Right
This structure receives input from all sensory systems, and it is believed to be the structure in which the emotional significance of sensory signals is learned and retained
Amygdala
Emotions can be defined as _________
- signal from heart to brain
- anything you feel
- a reaction to a stimulus
- an affective state
An affective state
One’s ability to demonstrate an elaborate behavior suggesting impending aggression effectively such that an enemy is intimidated enough to avoid fighting is an example of what idea?
Darwin’s theory of the evolution of threat displays
What theory would say, “We feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, and afraid because we tremble”?
James- Lange Theory
T/F - Someone with a broken neck (i.e., where no signals from peripheral nervous system are reaching brain) is capable of experiencing emotion
True - though there is evidence of the dampening of some emotions (which ones?)
This is the structure that had to be in tact in Sham Rage cases to elicit aggressive responses
The hypothalamus
T/F: Traditional approaches to the lie detector test are typically accurate
False
The idea that our facial expression can influence our emotional experience
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Gulls signaling aggression by pointing their beaks at one another vs. submission by pointing beaks away from one another is an example of this (hint: these behaviors are opposites of each other).
Principle of antithesis
Septal lesion studies concluded that rats are hyperdefensive when threatened, which was initially termed _____.
Septal aggression or septal rage
This structure is thought to be related to contextual fear (fear associated with specific places)
Hippocampus
This is the primary hormone that has been attributed historically to regulating aggressive behaviors.
Testosterone
What is Sham Rage?
The exaggerated, poorly directed, aggressive responses of decorticate (missing cortex) animals
The following are symptoms following bilateral removal/damage of the anterior temporal lobes in which theory of emotion:
Klüver-Bucy syndrome
In times of danger, what part of the nervous system is activated?
Autonomic Nervous System
This brain region is thought to be important for exerting cognitive control over emotion.
Medial prefrontal cortex.
Lateral septal lesions in mice have been shown to result in what behavioral outcome?
Hyperdefensiveness when threatened
Theory that the feeling of emotion is the result of autonomic activity and resulting behavior.
James-Lange Theory
Theory that emotional stimuli trigger physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion simultaneously.
Cannon-Bard Theory
Is there evidence that you can modify your interpretation of emotion by changing your facial expression?
Yes
Studies on fear conditioning in mice demonstrated that the _______ was critical for auditory fear conditioning but the _______ was not.
Medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus; auditory cortex
Emotions can help us with ____ communication
- non-verbal
- spoken
- long-distance
- written
non-verbal