Psych 130 Final Review (Goff) UCLA – Q&A
Emotion is _________ Correct Ans - irrational
Emotions are
A. essential for survival
B. helps us navigate world
C. rapid system
D. none of the above
E. all of the above Correct Ans - E. all of the above
What is the definition of emotion? Correct Ans - reflects a kind of
motion outward
An inferred complex sequence of reactions to a stimulus including cognitive
evaluations, subjective changes, autonomic and neural arousal, impulses to
action, and behavior designed to have an effect (functional) upon the stimulus
that intimated the complex sequence Correct Ans - emotion
Emotions are __________ -- they help us navigate through and learn about the
environment Correct Ans - functional
Temperament Correct Ans - An animal's tendency to respond in
characteristic & predictable ways to environmental events. Many believe it to
be the emotional and behavioral building blocks of the adult personality
Thomas and Chess Correct Ans - -Easy (40%): even-tempered, positive
mood, open and adaptable to novelty
-Difficult (10%): active, irritable, irregular habits. React vigorously to novelty,
slow to adapt to new people or environments
-Slow-to-warm-up (15%): inactive, moody, slow to adapt to new people or
environments, respond to novelty in mildly negative ways
Behavioral Inhibition Correct Ans - temperament that reflects one's
tendency to withdraw from unfamiliar people or situations (Kagan)
What is the source of heterotypic continuity? Correct Ans - amygdala,
controls our emotions and fear/harm responses
, What is relatively stable overtime? Correct Ans - Temperament
Amygdala Development Correct Ans - -amygdala volumetric growth is
complete by age 4 in girls
-temperament depends on activation of amygdala and how big it is
Klüver-Bucy Syndrome Correct Ans - -Bilateral removal of temporal
cortex in monkeys
- drastic change in behavior
- improved methods (isotonic acid lesions) showed that central site is
amygdala
Amygdala identified as a longterm mediator of this continuity Correct Ans
-
Social Referencing Correct Ans - -look at how others react to gauge
how you should react
-Babies do it more than adults do
Development of Self-regulation Correct Ans - with age comes an
increasing ability to regulate one's own emotions
Amygdala reactivity modulated by regulation strategy Correct Ans - -
when increase bad feelings, amygdala response goes up
-when told to decrease bad feelings the amygdala response is going down
-Top-down
-Biproduct of prefrontal cortex activating which in turn suppresses the
amygdala
-Prefrontal activation goes up, amygdala goes down
Nature or nurture for temperament Correct Ans - temperament has
traditionally been viewed as genetic. It is a property of the brain. Since the
environment can affect the brain, it can affect temperament also.
Schneider Correct Ans - -Temperament is not "Genetic"
- monkeys exposed to noise stressors once a day while pregnant
-offspring:highly stress reactive; little exploration; clingy
Emotion is _________ Correct Ans - irrational
Emotions are
A. essential for survival
B. helps us navigate world
C. rapid system
D. none of the above
E. all of the above Correct Ans - E. all of the above
What is the definition of emotion? Correct Ans - reflects a kind of
motion outward
An inferred complex sequence of reactions to a stimulus including cognitive
evaluations, subjective changes, autonomic and neural arousal, impulses to
action, and behavior designed to have an effect (functional) upon the stimulus
that intimated the complex sequence Correct Ans - emotion
Emotions are __________ -- they help us navigate through and learn about the
environment Correct Ans - functional
Temperament Correct Ans - An animal's tendency to respond in
characteristic & predictable ways to environmental events. Many believe it to
be the emotional and behavioral building blocks of the adult personality
Thomas and Chess Correct Ans - -Easy (40%): even-tempered, positive
mood, open and adaptable to novelty
-Difficult (10%): active, irritable, irregular habits. React vigorously to novelty,
slow to adapt to new people or environments
-Slow-to-warm-up (15%): inactive, moody, slow to adapt to new people or
environments, respond to novelty in mildly negative ways
Behavioral Inhibition Correct Ans - temperament that reflects one's
tendency to withdraw from unfamiliar people or situations (Kagan)
What is the source of heterotypic continuity? Correct Ans - amygdala,
controls our emotions and fear/harm responses
, What is relatively stable overtime? Correct Ans - Temperament
Amygdala Development Correct Ans - -amygdala volumetric growth is
complete by age 4 in girls
-temperament depends on activation of amygdala and how big it is
Klüver-Bucy Syndrome Correct Ans - -Bilateral removal of temporal
cortex in monkeys
- drastic change in behavior
- improved methods (isotonic acid lesions) showed that central site is
amygdala
Amygdala identified as a longterm mediator of this continuity Correct Ans
-
Social Referencing Correct Ans - -look at how others react to gauge
how you should react
-Babies do it more than adults do
Development of Self-regulation Correct Ans - with age comes an
increasing ability to regulate one's own emotions
Amygdala reactivity modulated by regulation strategy Correct Ans - -
when increase bad feelings, amygdala response goes up
-when told to decrease bad feelings the amygdala response is going down
-Top-down
-Biproduct of prefrontal cortex activating which in turn suppresses the
amygdala
-Prefrontal activation goes up, amygdala goes down
Nature or nurture for temperament Correct Ans - temperament has
traditionally been viewed as genetic. It is a property of the brain. Since the
environment can affect the brain, it can affect temperament also.
Schneider Correct Ans - -Temperament is not "Genetic"
- monkeys exposed to noise stressors once a day while pregnant
-offspring:highly stress reactive; little exploration; clingy
