PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Reticular Formation, Sympathetic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
3 Jul 2017
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Chapter 7: physiological approaches to personality: physiological systems-are organ systems within the body like the nervous system or the cardiac system. Physiological systems affect how someone perceives their environment and therefore is important to personality: theoretical bridges-are links researchers attempt to make between physiological variables and. Physiological measures commonly used in personality: electrodes- are sensors placed on the participant skin and connected to a recording machine called a polygraph. Telemetry- is electrodes that do not need to be connected to a polygraph: autonomic nervous system-is the part of the nervous system that prepares the body for action. Blood pressure can indicate stress and heart rate can indicate fear and arousal. They use eeg, pet and fmris to do this. Which is responsive to incentives such as cues for reward, and regulates approach behavior: behavioral inhibition system (bis)- is the se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d (cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al syste(cid:373) i(cid:374) gary"s theory. Which is responsive to cues of punishment, frustration and uncertainty.
