PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Phenotype, Sexual Selection, Inclusive Fitness

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Chris Motz

Document Summary

This set of material is the last bit of material for the midterm. There were differences in how long people could last some enjoyed the lack of sensation, some were terrified after a few seconds: **correlation between extraversion and sensation seeking. Neurotransmitters: flood into synapse, convert nerve impulse to next cell, monoamine oxidase neurotransmitter reuptake breaks it down and reabsorbs it to presynaptic cell. This breaks down the neurotransmitter (enzyme: zuckerman we differ in our levels of mao this relates to differences in personality (sensation seeking) We don"t have enough mao too much neurotransmitter. Too much mao not enough neurotransmitter: mao the breaks on the system, slowing down neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters and personality **review slide of the text: dopamine pleasure reward drug in the brain, serotonin depression and other mood disorders, norepinephine fight or flight, cloninger"s tridimensional personality model. Connected 3 nts with 3 different personality traits. Low levels of dopamine novelty seeking low levels of serotonin harm avoidance.