DANCEST 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Nucleus Accumbens, Loose Coupling, Virtual Actor
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Play an adaptive role in social interaction: give info about an individual"s belief, desires & intentions serves to inform & influence others (e. g. fear to coordinate group response) Mood more long-lasting & less directed toward particular situations. Affect encompasses emotion, mood & sometimes motivation. Old view: decisions can be made either rationally or emotionally & cognitive science is mainly concerned with rational ones. New view: emotions are an inherent part of even rational decision making. Emotions as judgement of a person"s general state. Emotions provide a summary appraisal of your problem-solving sitch. Very general representation of the person"s overall problem-solving sitch. Appraisal that certain aspects of sitch are important to your goals directs attention (= prime perceptions) Provides readiness for action, ensuring that you"ll deal with the solving of a problem rather than being lost in thought (= prime response patterns) (lol that really isn"t working for me when will they finally shut down uni?)
