Neuroplasticity/transmitters
What is neuroplasticity?
This is the capacity of neurons and the neural network in the brain to change their connections and behaviour
Which Lobe of the Brain is associated with hearing
Temporal Lobe
Which brain scan uses electrical stimulation to see brain activity?
EEG
What is sport psychology?
They deal with competitive anxiety and arousal, improving self-confidence and motivation, learning and perfecting new skills, goal-setting etc
What is one of Plutchik's eight primary emotions
fear, anger, joy, disgust, anticipation, surprise, sadness and acceptance
What does GABA do?
Calming nerves. High levels improve focus, low levels cause anxiety
What is the system of structures that lies beneath the lobes of the brain?
Limbic System
What does a CT scan do?
a series of X-ray images converted into a 3D picture
Intrinsic motivation comes from within us
What are the two brain structures involved with emotion?
hypothalamus and amygdala
Which neurotransmitter is linked to mood and depression
Serotonin
Which lobe is associated with eyesight?
Occipital lobe
Which brain scan uses magnetic imaging to gain a structure of the brain?
What is the difference between a social loafer and sucker
Loafer is lazy in a team and does not pull their weight.
Sucker does everything and does include people
What is the difference between a subjective experience, physiological arousal and expressive behaviour?
subjective - what emotion we feel
Physiological - changes in the body
Expressive behaviour - action you do
too much - linked with schizophrenia
too little - parkinson's disease.
Which structure of the brain connects the two hemispheres together?
Corpus Callosum
What is the difference between a functional and structural scan?
Structure shows what the brain looks like, while function shows how the brain is working.
What are some ways to avoid 'choking' in a sport team
learning relaxation techniques
using imagery—imagine performing at your best when under extreme pressure at a crucial stage in the event
training as if you are at a crucial stage in the event
learning techniques to block out the crowd
Explain what happens in the Schacter-Singer theory of emotion.
Stimulus - physiological arousal + cognitive appraisal -> Subjective experience
If the brain is damaged and starts to repair, what is occurring?
The brain has a healing capacity that has only recently been realised; following brain injury, changes occur that enable the neurons surrounding the injury to take on the function of damaged cells
If a person is unable to learn new things, experiences poor planning or a loss in motor control, which lobe of the brain is damaged?
Frontal Lobe
Which brain scan involves a radioactive tracer going through the brain?
PET scan
What is the impostor phenomenon
The impostor phenomenon explains why high achievers are motivated to keep working, even though they have already achieved greatness
What causes an emotion to blend into more than one and create a secondary emotion?
Intensity of an emotion.