PSY333H5- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 47 pages long!)
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Cortisol can be found in every body cell. Cortisol does not stimulate stress response; it regulates the stress response at the end of the cascade. Cortisol diurnal (day an night) pattern (basal levels) body excretes cortisol in a daily pattern. Humans have a threat response whether or not something is an actual threat to us (whether it is real or perceived) Implicit knowledge can be formed through prior experience to something. Implicit stress response can trigger when you go into another situation: brain signals that you have experienced this before and the same response to the next situation will be exhibited. Brain makes predictions: past experiences, sensory information (brain, hpa, sam, after jogging, our heartbeat has been increased. When a gun is not a gun: perception studies, seeing the cell phone as a gun. Individuals were given a list of things the object could be (that was flashed in front of them)
