Psychology 3130A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vasopressin, Epigenetics, Nerve Net

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3130A/B
• Professor: Mark Holden

Document Summary

Outcomes for today: what is motivation, definitions, general concepts, examples, what are emotions, definitions, general concepts, examples, emotions and facial expressions. Current examples of hot topics in area: deciding b/w risky and safe decisions. Research done on attractive female and how she causes men to do risky behaviour: trust and hormones (oxytocin-vasopressin) Give these doses, be more trusting as long as individual is familiar. But if individual is unfamiliar, become more weary. Vasopressin is male oriented: empathy, fairness, disgust, prejudice. 4: epigenetics, stress, infection & behaviour, micro biome (plays important role. 6. in regulating behaviours in regards to dietary components) Individual differences: effects of scarcity, poverty, age (adolescence), sex, development: evolutionary-comparative perspectives & evolution of social behaviour. Rewards punishers: rewards are those stimuli that increase frequency of behaviour leading to acquisition (noun and a verb, function of reward: a. 1) Induce approach and consummatory behaviour for acquiring reward object a. 3) Induce positive emotions: opportunities- challenges, approach- avoidance (withdrawal)