Psychology A-Level
Limbic system
What Limbic system means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Limbic system
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Chiefly the amygdala, it appraises threat and drives reactive responses, as Gospic found with unfair offers in the Ultimatum Game.
Topics that use Limbic system
- Aggression (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Catharsis and its evidential problems
- Cognitive priming
- Disinhibition
- Environmental cues and the weapon effect
- Frustration, drive and displacement
- Importation against deprivation
- Meta-analysis
- Observational learning and vicarious reinforcement
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