Answer to Question #257441 in Psychology for Nkah

Question

The primitive, emotional parts of our brains have a powerful influence on the choices we make. Now neuroscientists are mapping the risk and reward systems in the brain that drive our best – and worst – decision making. Discuss the above by referring to emotion and reason, risk and reward, thrill of the hunt, fear and loathing

Answer 1

When individuals make decisions, this does not necessarily mean that they are in charge. As for emotions and reason, reasoning helps refine an individual's emotions, and it is through emotions that individuals evaluate their reasoning, and thus this helps in decision making. As for risk and reward, the brain's increased desire for reward may result in impaired judgment. The thrill of hunt involves the excitement felt trying to undertake something that is challenging to establish. As for fear and loathing, the signals of either fear or disgust are processed by a certain neural substrate.