PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.2b: Temporal Lobe, Friends House, Amygdala

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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When you think back to different times in your life, the events that first come to mind are emotional events such as birthdays or starting at a new school. Emotional stimuli and events are generally self-relevant and are associated with arousal responses. E. g. increased heart rate or sweaty palms. Experiment- 2 groups of (cid:448)olu(cid:374)teers (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed the sa(cid:373)e slidesho(cid:449) depi(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s daily activities, with the final slide of friends standing outside her house. Both are told to remember certain objects (different), we are more likely to remember things when they have background or significant meaning. Emotions largest influence in on the process of consolidation, where info that has recently been transferred from short-term memory to long-term memory is strengthened and made somewhat permanent. Central info about the gist of the scene (e. g. a snake) receives extra attention and is more likely to be remembered than peripheral info (e. g. flowers near the snake)