Social Cognition Flashcards
In a Haylen’s task of executive function (inhibition of obvious word), how do sleep deprived young people perform compared to old people
Comparably
In the trolley problem does sleep inhibition lead to emotional responses
Yes
In the unfair condition of the ultimatum game, do more rested people accept the offer
Yes - sleep deprived people act emotionally
When sleep deprived are people more impulsive to negative stimuli
Yes
In a go, no-go test, when people are sleep deprived and given a negative stimuli are they faster to make a response
Yes
What regions/systems are more vulnerable in sleep loss
- PFC function
- lateral PFC essential and executive function
- medial PFC orbitofrontal mediation function
What is the self-referential effect
We are more likely to remember things about ourselves
What brain region is involved in the self-referential effect
Medial PFC and orbitofrontal cortex
When comparing words related to you against words related to the president, what brain region has decreased in words related to you and more activation in words related to someone else
Medial PFC
Does a negative word about you lead to greater or lesser deactivation of the medial PFC
Greater
What brain region mediates positive and realistic thinking about yourself
Orbitofrontal cortex
In conversation, what does a person with orbitofrontal damage exhibit
An inability to recognise they have made a social mistake
Explain the different roles of the medial PFC and orbitofrontal in mediating
mPFC mediates cognitive capacity while orbitofrontal mediates social cognition
What region is key to theory of mind, understanding the view points of others
mPFC
Aside from the anterior cingulate cortex, when viewing pain in loved ones what region is activated
Insula
