PSY270H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Somatic Marker Hypothesis, Frontal Lobe, Antonio Damasio
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+ emotion comes in the way of making decisions. + tendency to reject offers that are unfavorable. + the difference between each decision is proximity of the events the consequences of your action. + when pushing guy over the bridge, engaging in strong emotional response. The thought of killing someone should make you feel uncomfortable. + emotions play an important part along with agency of technology. + easy to push a button to unleash a bomb technology. + closer we are to the actual person, more difficult it is. + emotions tell you not to push someone off the bridge. + ventral media pfc really essential to govern moral behavior. Emotions ramp up when we even consider doing that. + have the ability to ramp up or down emotions on certain situations. + have to be able to regulate emotions at times so we can put a break on the emotions.
