Emotions
Amygdala
What is the part of the brain that processes fear?
A memory of something that didn’t happen or happened differently
What is a false memory?
the term for the desire to return to a simpler, idealized past
What is nostalgia?
We only use 10% of our brain
What if false?
Physiological response, expressive behaviours, subjecting feelings
What are the three components of emotions?
A model with sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
What is the Modal Model of Memory?
An experiment where young college students portrayed prison guards and prisoners in a mock prison at the University
What is the Stanford Prison experiment?
The belief that 'opposites attract', even though multiple studies suggest that attraction is based off similarity
What is false?
Someone crying
What is an expressive behaviour?
Grouping information into meaningful units to enhance memory
What is chunking?
psychological experiment demonstrated that people would obey authority figures, even to the point of causing harm to others
What is the Migram experiment?
A common way of telling if someone is lying, though has been proven to not do so
What is a polygraph test?
Cultural norms about how and when an emotion should be expressed
What are display rules?
Episodic and semantic memory
What are the two types of declarative memory?
This psychological condition characterised by unable to form new memories is a common trait in many movies
What is anterograde amnesia
What is hypnosis?
The 8 emotions according to Plutchik
What are Joy, Trust, Fear, Surprise, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, Anticipation?
Tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better
What is the Serial Position Effect?
the term used to describe the belief that you're being watched or followed, even when you're not
What is paranoia?
People believe these hidden messages in tv and movies secretly control behaviour, but evidence proves against this.
What is subliminal messaging?