PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Autonomic Nervous System, Prefrontal Cortex, Amygdala

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerry Goldberg

Document Summary

James-lange theory: there is a different physiological state for each emotion you experience. Adrenaline = flight, noradrenaline + adrenaline = fight. When the subject was given epinephrine (of which they did not know the effects), their mood switched from positive to negative, when a confederate was seen as happy or sad, respectively. When the subjects were not given epinephrine (a neutral drug, placebo, instead was given) no mood changes were examined. The two factors that affect emotion: autonomic arousal, cognitive interpretation of that arousal. Ovid (how to make women fall in love with men) Becker"s finding regarding marijuana use and various psychological situations (traumatic reactions, depression, etc. ) People"s cognitive appraisals of events in their lives are key determinants and aspects of the emotion they experience. Autonomic nervous system and the fight-or-flight response, which can be measured. Measured by gsr (galvanic skin response) part of lie detector test (measures autonomic changes)