Exam 12: What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior 

Noel recently gave birth and has started lactating. What hormone is responsible for this change? What organ is most likely releasing this hormone?

Aiko had bilateral damage to her dorsolateral frontal cortex. How has her motivated behavior most likely been affected as a result?

Shirley just ate a lot of popcorn and now is feeling very thirsty. Discuss the type of thirst Shirley is most likely experiencing.

A brain-imaging study by Kross and colleagues (2011) examined the regions that are important for processing both physical and emotional pain. The results of this study demonstrated that:

Patients with orbital injuries typically become:

There is growing evidence that stimulation of the _____ provides relief from anxiety or depression.

Why do well-fed cats most likely kill small animals?

What percentage of the population experiences panic disorder?

The predisposition to make certain associations more easily than others is called:

Tanya gives her dog a treat every time he urinates outside. Every time he urinates inside, she does not give him a treat. What principle is Tanya using to potty-train her dog?

Describe learned taste aversion. How is learned taste aversion related to preparedness?

Which of the following is NOT one of the subdivisions of the amygdala?

The specification of the goals toward which a movement should be directed comes from the:

Humans are able to smell many different scents because each:

Describe the gustatory pathway from the taste receptors to the primary gustatory cortex.

According to Daly and Wilson, homicide is:

What is the function of the medial forebrain bundle in motivated behaviors?

Compare and contrast the James-Lange theory of emotion with the appraisal theory of emotion.

Blind human children:

The idea that reinforcement controls behavior is MOST often associated with: