PSY353H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rodent, Natural Selection, Empathic Concern
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Lecture 3 review: which brain area is particularly important for recognizing known faces, fusiform face area, the insula brain region thought to be involved in the processing of facial emotional expression of, disgust. Lecture 4 - outline: term paper instructions, understanding others, empathy, theory of mind. Understanding others: what is the importance of accurately inferring another person"s mental state (feelings, intentions, desires, beliefs, knowledge), determines how we, approach the person, communicate with the person, navigate social conventions, negotiate in social exchanges, etc, etc. Perspective taking putting oneself in someone else"s situation. Imagining how i would feel/react in that situation (i. e. given my personal history, traits, knowledge, beliefs) Imagining how the other person would feel/react in that situation (i. e. given their personal history, traits, knowledge, beliefs) Measuring empathy: stimuli in pain research, stimuli in pain research, seeing potential for getting hurt, should be putting yourself in that situation.
