PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Electrodermal Activity, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Explain the effects of stimulation and lesioning in both the lateral and ventricular hypothalamus. Stimulation of the lateral region induces eating, whereas lesions produce starvation. Thus, women traditionally place more emphasis on intelligence, income and status in mate selection: list the 5 basic emotional states discussed in class. [3 marks] [1/2 mark each and mark for getting all 5] Anger, fear, happiness, sadness, disgust, surprise: positive emotions are related most strongly to activation of. _______________ systems, whereas negative emotions are most strongly related to activation of ________________________ systems. Dopamine, norepinephrine: explain the concept of critical periods and provide examples. The brain is set to acquire a function during a limited period of time, if key experiences do not occur during a critical time period, the function may not develop normally or at all. The brain is also more vulnerable to certain teratogens (environmental stimuli) at some critical periods as opposed to other times where exposure is not as serious.