PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stroop Effect, Prefrontal Cortex, Unconsciousness
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Stroop task-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex- executive control function of the brain. Prefrontal cortex last one to develop- impulse and self control if there, patience. Schema tells us unconsciously what to do (eg. what do to when dog comes) Process target words when people have disorders eg eating disorders. Stroop task helps us see bias of people. Attention is a limited capacity-gets used by throughout the day. Always monitoring environment and looking for threat. When asked why we do something-we make it up. Spent a lot of time thinking negative things about the future. Operate simultaneously- do 10 things at once eg. breathing. heart pumping and driving. Whatever part of brain is most active. Consciousness is distributed many different parts of brain. Energy conservation-energy consumed during day is to maintain body temp. Preservation from predators-safer, less likely to be victim of violent crime. Restoring bodily functions-creation of nuerotransimittors, things are replenished during sleep.
