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mikaylakyoung

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Describe the role of the right hemisphere in the recognition of emotions. Identify two strategies that have been used to study this topic.
 
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Explain the significance of Hohman's (1966) study of spinal cord transection for study of emotion.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The facial displays of emotion are more intense on the left side of the face, suggesting an important role of the right hemisphere for producing emotional displays. People show a left ear and left visual field advantage for the recognition of emotional expressions. One strategy is to compare the ability of persons with right hemisphere damage to judge facial expressions for emotional content (they are impaired). Another is to examine the changes in brain activity within the hemispheres using a PET scanner as people judge the emotional content of words (right hemisphere is more activated).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A key piece of support for James-Lange theory comes from Hohman (1966), who assessed the impact of spinal cord injury on emotional experience: the higher the level of the transection, the greater the interruption of sensory information to the brain, and the greater the decrement in the intensity of experienced emotion.


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