psychology exam discussion post/ psych help

unidentifed

sasushi Yep thank you!! Also how are you guys feeling about the exam, about a 5 days left 😅

twinklehello

unidentifed yep i agree with sasushi with the sampling q!!
panic is being to set in now 😁

sasushi

unidentifed

I'm stressed (but stress is adaptive in mild amounts)

hbu guys?

sasushi

heyy guyss!!

Question

in classically conditioned memory the amygdala attaches emotional significance to the memory and sends a message to the hippocampus to consolidate this information (+emotional significance) into LTM, right?

so then whats the role of teh cerebellum? bc i thought that the cerebellum was responsible for consolidating implicit memories. like Alberts's fear towards the rat was voluntary. so how does the cerebellum work in classical conditioning?

thanksxx

unidentifed

sasushi Yep you are correct the amygdala is involved in the classically conditioned responses as it enhances the memory. However the cerebellum is responsible in forming and storing the implicit classically conditioned memory. Usually when referring to classically conditioned memories, hippocampus isn't mentioned as it is responsible for consolidating explicit memories.

Hope this helps 🙂

twinklehello

sasushi hey! the official oxford textbook states that the cerebellum is responsible for encoding, storing, and processing implicit memories, as it helps coordinate smooth motor movement as it interacts with other regions of the brain.
Albert's fear of the rat is involuntary as he creates an association b/w the ns and UCS, creating his UCR which ultimately becomes his CR in response to the CS. Hope that make sense!

sasushi

unidentifed Thank youuu!
tbh i really don't like the memory chapter (its sooo much work)

twinklehello

twinklehello oh i missed the other part, in CC (classical conditioning) all the cerebellum does it help store condolidate and encode the implicit memory, but the amygdala ADDS the emotional signigfance. The hippocampus has no role

sasushi

twinklehello ohh okayy, thanks!

unidentifed

sasushi if the extended response is on memory i will cry 😞

sasushi

unidentifed

yeah, I want it to be on CC (bc I don't think it has yet) but if it is, we may possibly have to talk about brain regions as well to get more marks! 😨 😞

unidentifed

sasushi Yeah it will probably be a new AOS because they usually don't repeat the same topic for each extended response.

unidentifed

Hey guys just a question, do we need to know the different types of social support (appraisal support, tangible assistance, emotional support and information support) in reference to increasing resilience.

sasushi

unidentifed

the typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person, including high levels of functioning, social and emotional
well-being and resilience to life stressors

resilience as a positive adaption to adversity including the relative influence of protective factors with reference
to: adequate diet and sleep (biological); cognitive behavioural strategies (psychological); support from family,
friends and community (social)

these are the two key knowledge dot points that resilience occurs in, so I don't think you need to talk about types of social support (our school hasn't really learnt this)

It wouldn't hurt to know just a basic level of knowledge and how to apply it to scenarios because it could get you that extra mark or it could help if the 10-mark question is on resilience.

unidentifed

sasushi Thank you sm!! yeah my school didn't go through it but I saw it on a 2020 VCAA sample response for the 10 marker

sasushi

hey hey

does adrenaline trigger the FFF response ? or does the FFF response trigger adrenaline? (I've seen it written both ways)

and will we have to know about the HPA axis?

unidentifed

sasushi In the concept of emotionally arousing memories, adrenaline enhances the consolidation of those memories because it activates flight-flight-freeze response (and noradrenaline in the amygdala) . However when talking about the normal flight-fight-freeze response when exposed to a stressor/threat, hormones like adrenaline and cortisol are released to increase the chance of survival.
Hope this helps!!!!

twinklehello

sasushi we dont need to know about HPA axis

twinklehello

sasushi FFF trigger adrenaline as symp activated- FFF- adrenaline release (increase energy levels)

sasushi

unidentifed

oohhh that makes sense! thanks!

also I'm going to go look at the vcaa 2020 exam rn

sasushi

twinklehello
thank gosh
twinklehello
thanks!

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