PSY336H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: The Strongest
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The weight of being: psychological perspectives on the existential moment. The significance of a particular moment will determine the strength of that moment"s influence on an individual"s life. Seeking to understand the weight" of being. The prefrontal cortex and the higher-order regulation of behaviour. Humans have a larger pfc than other animals. The pfc organizes thoughts, behaviours, and emotions into alignment with one"s current goals. The pfc then affords a greater range of cognitive and behavioural flexibility. It helps to nest our basic biological instincts within a set of high-order goals. It can be hard to understand the significance of any given experience. Humans have a larger horizon of interpretation" for understanding any given situation. The expanded cognitive complexity and pfc in humans gives rise to questions of meaning. We strive for things that are meant to fulfill goals that we set. Meaning is then always derived from the final goal.
