Studies
The aim of this study is to investigate whether shocking events are recalled more vividly than other events
What is Brown & Kulik?
This is located in the temporal lobe of the brain. They are thought to be a part of the limbic system within the brain, which is responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory. This is responsible for the perception of emotions such as anger, fear, and sadness, as well as the controlling of aggression
What is Amygdala
A highly detailed, exceptionally vivid "snapshot" of the moment when a surprising and emotionally arousing event happened.
What is flashbulb memory?
This mimics a NT at the receptor site blocking an action potential
What is an antagonist ?
Helps control emotions and stress – the extra dose in your system increases your alertness and attentiveness to your new partner. It also provides that rush of excitement.
What is noradrenaline?
To investigate the role the noradrenaline in the formation of memory.
What is McGaugh and Cahill?
Stresses the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. In this type of culture, people are seen as independent and autonomous.
Individualistic Culture
A Demand characteristic where someone might say what they thing is socially right to say
What is Social Desirability Effect
This is the estimated proportion of people in a particular population that has a particular disorder.
What is prevalence rate?
This waxy substance coats part of a neuron and helps to increase electric potential
What is myelin?
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of genetic inheritance in MDD
This is a small, curved formation in the brain that plays an important role in the limbic system. This is involved in the formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.
What is hippocampus
The process of assembling information from stored knowledge when a clear or coherent memory of specific events does not exist.
What is Reconstructive Memory
This country ranked good health, chastity and domestic skills as higher than love in Buss et al's study of cross-cultural preferences in relationships.
What is China?
This researcher proposes that romantic love may exist as a result of a love cocktail
Who is Fisher?
This study conducted an fMRI scan on 24 participants who were in New York on 9/11
What is Sharot et al (2001)
This is basically being alert, physically and mentally. Various body systems and hormones are involved, and contribute to alertness and readiness to move. Some signs are increased heart rate and blood pressure and quick responses.
What is arousal
The belief that outgroups are formed through categorization, identification, and comparison
What is Social Identity Theory?
These researchers proposed that stereotypes may inhibit performance when the subject internalizes the belief causing spotlight anxiety.
Who are Steele and Aaronson?
This is the organ that detects pheromones in animals, it is at the base of the nasal cavity
What is the vomeronasal organ?
Who conducted the study on taxi cab drivers and their hippocampi?
Maguire (2000)
The ability of the brain to change its neural structures in order to adapt to change.
What is neuroplasticity?
A social perception of an individual in terms of group membership or physical attributes.
What is a stereotype?
This type of reasoning is the basis of an emic approach to studying culture. It makes broad generalizations from specific observations. In other words, start with the observation and then move toward a hypothesis.
What is inductive reasoning?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter appears to inhibit neural activity both in the hippocampus and in the frontal lobe. It is a type of acid. It is heavily implicated in the effects of alcohol consumption.
What is GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid)