emotions and the brain
This part of the brain plays a key role in processing emotions, particularly fear
What is the Amygdala ?
This term describes how emotions influence what we pay attention to and how we interpret sensory information
What is emotional perception?
This type of memory is vivid and emotionally charged , often associated with significant events
What is flashbulb memory ?
Emotions can influence speech patters ,often altering this aspect of spoken language
What is prosody ?
Decisions influenced by emotions rather than logic are often called these
What are gut reactions?
There limbic system includes this brain structure, which helps regulate emotions and memory
What is the hippocampus ?
Fear can cause this effect, when people perceive threats even. When they aren’t present
What is false alarm effect?
High levels of stress activate this hormone , which strengthens emotional memories but can impair other types
What is cortisol?
This type of language is often used to express strong emotions, sometimes without full cognitive control
What is emotional expletives/ swearing?
The theory that emotions guide decision making by creating bodily signals linked to past experiences
What is the somatic marker hypothesis ?
This part of the prefrontal cortex helps regulate emotional responses and decision making
What is the ventromedial prefrontal cortex ?
Emotional stimuli are often given priority in perception due to this cognitive bias
What is attention bias ?
The tendency to remember emotionally intense events better than neutral ones
What is emotional enhancement effect ?
The tendency to use more positive or negative words based on one’s emotional state
What is affective language bias ?
When fear leads people to overstimulate risks and avoid certain choices
What is affect heuristic ?
This neurotransmitter is often linked to mood regulation and emotional well being
What is serotonin ?
The phenomenon where a person’s current mood influences how they interpret natural stimuli
What is mood congruent perception ?
When emotion distorts memory by altering details over time
What is memory reconstruction ?
This brain region is responsible for processing language and is influenced by emotional states
What is Broca’s area ?
The psychological effect where people rely on emotions rather than facts when making moral decisions
What is the mood congruent judgment ?
The brain processes emotions using both fast, automatic responses and slower , cognitive evaluations. This is known as what ?
What is dual processing ?
The idea that emotions can alter how we perceive distance , size, and time
What is affective realism ?
The interaction between the amygdala and hippocampus enhances the consolidation of emotional memories
What is emotional memory consolidation ?
This term describes when emotional affect comprehension by making our certain words or phrases more memorable
What is emotional salience in language processing ?
This bias describes how peoples judgement are shaped by their current emotions rather than objective reasoning
What is mood congruent judgement effect?