Cognitive PsychologyChapter 14Cognition and emotionSkin conductance response: (or galvanic skin response GSR) reflects changes in the skin’s ability to conduct electricity in the presence of an emotion-eliciting stimulus. Emotion: a number of mental states including anger, joy and disgust.Relatively short-lived and associated with an eliciting event, be it an environmental trigger or a thought.Four key features that distinguish the emotions form other affective states:Emotions are bounded episodes elicited when an event occurs that is of relevance to an organism’s need, goals or well-being. Relevance is determined by an appraisal of the event on a number of criteria, including novelty, pleasantness and its motivational value.Emotions prepare the organism to act so as to deal with an event.Emotions affect most or all bodily systems such that their functioning can be synchronizes for an effective purpose.Emotions establish control precedence over behavior, so that actions can be prioritized.Emotions provide us with essential feedback on the execution of our plans relative to our goals, and allow us to detect, and work to reduce, discrepancies between actual and expected value.An emotion has a clear onset and a somewhat fuzzy offset.Emotions tend to be intense, and short-lived, preparing us to act.Moods can be caused by emotions and can be the after-effects of an emotional reaction.Particular regions of the brain might be linked with particular emotions.Amygdala: an almond shaped set of structures located in the medial temporal lobe. Linked to fear.Limbic system: consist of the thalamus, hypothalamus,...