History of Emotions 2 (from point 5)

5 important questions on History of Emotions 2 (from point 5)

What are the most important findings of LeDoux fear conditioning in rats?

2 pathways for both conditioned as unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned stimulus
- CS --> Auditory thalamus --> Amgygdala  
- CS --> Auditory thalamus --> Auditory cortex --> Amygdala       

Unconditioned stimulus:- US --> Somatosensory thalamus --> Amygdala
- US --> Somatosensory thalamus --> Somatosensory cortex --> Amygala

What is the difference between operant & classical conditioning?

Classical: Paring innate stimulus association with another stimulus

Operant: Reward or punishment following behavior increases/decreases frequency of that behavior

What is the influence of behaviorism on emotion research?

- Feelings & subjective conciousness were ignored
- Emotions as measurable behaviors (well-defined)
- Study of emotion, reward & punishment in animals
- Paved way for brain research on emotions
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What are the x & y axis of Russel's circumplex model of emotion? (multidimensional scaling of emotion words)

Multidimensional scaling of emotion words.
High arousal/Low arousal
(unpleasant - low valance) / (Pleasant - high valance)

What are the axis of Rolls theory of emotion? (Definition according to the stimulus)

- Absence of reward - absence of punishment
- Presence of reward - Presence of punishment

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