PSY BEH 11A Chapter Notes -Emotion And Memory, Fear Conditioning, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
3 Oct 2014
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Psychology: the scientific study of mental and behavioral processes. Neuroimaging techniques: lets investigators monitor the level of metabolic activity in different parts of the brain moment by moment. Brain"s prefrontal & parietal areas = involved in active processes of reasoning. Medial frontal gyrus, posterior cingulate gyrus, & angular gyrus = strongly associated with emotional responses. Can learn which brain areas not contributing to task at all b/c damaged by injury/disease. Damage can be profound and often tragic. Influenced by your values and expectations, someone"s personality, the way a question is framed. People are more sensitive to losses than gains. Traits at birth = core of infant"s developing personality. Study animals b/c direct comparison between humans and other species can provide crucial insights into functions of our behavior and evolutionary roots. Biological influences on play activities and biological roots for sexual differentiation of play. Play behavior typically social (involving coordinated activities of multiple individuals)
