PSY 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Psychopathy, Startle Response

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2301
• Professor: Andra Smith

Document Summary

Factor one doesn"t necessarily change much; but with increasing age factor 2 scores may decrease slightly. Startle response didn"t exist; no sweating with negative images. No psychopaths- difference in reaction time for positive and negative words. Inmates that were psychopathic did use certain parts of their brain but still did the task. Psychopaths less activity in some of the limbic structures. Able to do taks but showed reduced activity in do. There is a misconception between the emotional system and the prefrontal cortex. They have the primal emotions (anger) but the disconnect for farther emotions.