PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Capilano Suspension Bridge, Keith Stanovich, Gordon H. Bower
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Without a functioning orbitofrontal cortex and the social emotions that this brain area involved in processing, people lack social judgement; their decision making is askew. Without social emotions, these brain-damaged people become no longer rational. In muybridge"s case where he shot this wives affair partner jealousy was magnified and so unaffected by other emotions because of damage to his head. One of the most striking qualities of emotions is how they influence reasoning: the philosopher jean-paul satre referred to this as magical. Need for prioritization mechanism emerges in complex organisms like humans. In very simple animals, behavior is controlled by reflexes; for example, the female tick doesn"t need emotions (the butyric acid ex) Really complex such as god wouldn"t need emotions either b/c everything would be known & everything anticipated. We are somewhere between ticks & god. Our world is complex and we act with purposes.
