DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Basal Ganglia, Preoptic Area, Rating Scale
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Coco pbl 6: gut-wrenching: how do morals evolve, how persistent are they, how do we make moral decisions, how dependent are morals on cultures, does our behaviour match our morals, keywords. Barnes (2015): sleep an d moral awareness: moral awareness = a person"s determination that a situation contains moral content and legitimately can be considered from a moral point of view. Important in perceiving one"s own behaviour as well as the behaviour of others. Fluid driven by temporary states and contexts changes from moment to moment. Study overview: hypothesis: a lack of sleep will hinder moral awareness in, conducted three diverse studies: an archival study of web searches; a 4-day diary study; and a lab experiment. Lack of sleep leads to difficulty directing and maintaining attentional processes: disproportionally impacts the prefrontal cortex alertness and attention. Leads to a decline in the metabolism of glucose = fuel.
