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COGSCI 115 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+ | 100% GUARANTEED PASS. meditation Associated with increased affects in attention, emotion regulation, and compassion Associated with increased lPF activation. Therefore increased antibody levels Increased cortical thickness and density of gray matter High levels of gamma waves Enhanced ability to identify microexpressions Still unknown what elements it is about which meditations that affect cognition and neural correlates Different meditation methods show different neural activations kindling emotions Stimulate release of oxytocin LTP occurs when something is held in awareness a long time it then becomes more emotionally stimulating as neurons fire and wire. facilitates learning as neural excitation and synaptic consolidation increases and amygdala arousal activates brain stem and hypothalamus. hypothesis Stress induced neuroplastic changes to PFC-amygdala circuit that regulates emotion/suppresses amygdala Nonthreatening stimuli eliciting pathological reactions positive flowers pulling weeds When in a positive state of mind, remembering negative experiences to soothe/balance/replace negative experiences Memory reconsolidation basis wherein memory is rewritten slightly emotion priming Intensity of response recorded on ERP to negative targets was significantly higher when participants were primed with negative images suppressing negative thoughts Does not work - it is easier to replace maladaptive thoughts than suppressing them principles of behavior therapy Attenuating positive and ignoring negative may enhance happiness by shifting behavior broaden and build Positive emotions build in an upward spiral. Positive emotions broaden cognition and behavior Behavioral flexibility builds mindfulness, resilience, social closeness, physical health Habits turn into automatic behavior Broadening associations and positive mood are bidirectional inducing resilience Reappraisal dampens amygdala response up to a week later. Multiple reappraisal dampens further. Reappraisal does not increase PFC response. There is less hard-working thought after reappraisal. impromptu speech experiment Cognitive reappraisal condition of psyching up self for speech evidenced relatively shorter durations of cardiovascular reactivity and relatively greater experiences of positive emotions cognitive reappraisal and neuroimaging PFC modulates amygdala Activation in dmPFC, dlPFC, vlPFC, lateral temporal, posterior parietal Deactivation in amygdala OFC, ACC, anterior insular cortex also impact reappraisal Late positive potential has less activation on reappraisal compared to first appraisal. Extent of modulation and reduction linked to self-reported emotional intensity. pos vs neg reappraisal Increasing positive emotion vs getting rid of negative emotion Shorten duration of response in amygdala, insula, and superior temporal Lengthen duration of response in PF Negative decreases intensity of amygdala Positive increases activity in mPFC grounding Resilience is about rebound from stress and mediation of negative emotion, not the lack of negative emotion Fast to recover associated with PFC to amygdala signal strength Slow to recover signal weak repetition