Exam 12: Decision Making

The framing effect and strategic preference switching are both associated with activity in the:

Sedatives and anti-anxiety medications effect the transmission of which neurotransmitter?

In the Coke versus Pepsi experiment, which region of the brain was activated when the participants were aware of which drink was which?

The field that studies real-world decision making using real people is called:

Deciding to call your sister instead of your best friend when you have had a bad day is an example of __________, rather than cognition.

This orbitofrontal cortex is associated with:

A risk-averse individual would value _____ rewards over _____ rewards.

The imaging study performed by De Martino, Kumaran, Seymour, & Dolan on the framing effect operates under which theory?

In the example of eating pieces of chocolate initially because the chocolate is delicious, but eventually, after satiation, for other reasons, what happened in the orbitofrontal cortex?

When a person is making a decision between two options and can quickly consider all of the variable at once, they are participating in ______________.

The Ultimatum Game is a way to force participants to use:

Aside from imaging studies, what other kind of study shows evidence for the pre-supplementary motor area and supplementary motor area being involved with internally generated movements?

Activation in the ventral striatum is correlated with:

An individual exhibits a strong endowment effect by trying to sell their own car for much more than it is worth. Which brain region is likely active during this decision?

Although the orbitofrontal cortex is at the front of the brain, it receives input from the:

A TMS study by Figner et al. shows that disrupting the lateral prefrontal cortex does indeed result in:

What is delay discounting?

You are asked whether you would prefer milk or dark chocolate, and choose milk, but then are asked if you would rather have white chocolate instead. You change your mind and go for the white chocolate. What is the term for this?

Impulse control and decision making are associated with which neurotransmitter?

The pre-supplementary motor area is active when a person: