Exam 13: Social Cognition

In a social faux pas experiment, participants are presented with a scenario in which one character accidentally says something impolite to another character. When people with orbitofrontal damage perform this task

Simulation theory suggests that theory of mind is based on an ability to put ourselves in the shoes of another person, using our own minds to simulate what might be going on in the mind of someone else.

Phineas Gage, who suffered injury to the orbitofrontal cortex, experienced changes in all of the following areas as a result of his injury EXCEPT

The most common method for performing frontal lobotomies involved

Which of the following areas is least involved in social cognition?

Joint attention is an important aspect of social interaction. How do children with autism differ in joint attention from children who do not have autism?

The infamous procedure known as the frontal lobotomy was associated most closely with which of the following periods?

Raine 2002) has argued that violent behavior. factors play a role in determining whether someone exhibits

Describe the role of the medial prefrontal cortex in the perception of the self and of others. How might the two be related?

In the experimental economics task known as the Ultimatum Game, one participant must choose how to split a sum of money with another player. The second player can choose to accept the offer-or to reject it, upon which neither player receives anything. Consideration of unfair offers is associated with activity in the , an area that has been associated with disgust.

The trolley problem and footbridge problem are ethical thought experiments involving life-or-death situations. Which of the following is true?

Neuroeconomic studies have shown that humans

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex plays a strong role in forming impressions about the internal states of other people.

What evidence supports the notion that autistic people are "mindblind"? What are some alternative hypotheses?

The term theory of mind refers to

Most children who are asked to sort a set of facial pictures will likely sort on the basis of , whereas autistic children will likely sort on the basis of .

Research suggests that self-description judgments rely on recall of specific autobiographical episodes.

What is the self-referent effect? Describe a neuropsychological study-real or hypothetical-that would support or disprove the self-referent effect.

One concern with interpreting fMRI studies employing a "resting state" for comparison with cognitive activities of interest is that

The Sally-Anne task is used to test whether someone can understand how others' thoughts differ from our own. Describe two populations that have difficulty with this task. What is similar or different about these populations?