PSY 340 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Extraversion And Introversion, White Matter, Lobotomy
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Nearly everything in the brain is connected to everything else so one little confined area may be associated with personality traits but it did not act alone. Studying people who have had brain damage. Use brain stimulation to see what happen when the electrodes are placed in different areas to see change sin personality. Brain imaging to see which parts are being used under certain conditions: describe the functions of neurotransmitters. Pick two neurotransmitters and describe why each is relevant to understanding personality. Dopamine plays a role it responding to rewards and approaching attractive objects and people. So, it relevant to understand personality because it affects sociability, activity level and novelty seeking. Please describe these metatraits and explain their links with biology. Inverse neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness are associated with serotonin and stability. Extraversion and openness is associated with dopamine and plasticity. Additional topics to learn (that weren"t mentioned on the study guide but will show up on the exam)
