Question 1

Which of the following has been associated with an increased probability of suicide attempts?​

Accepted Answer

A) high dopamine turnover 
B) ​high GABA turnover 
C) ​low serotonin turnover 
D) low substance-P turnover 
A) high dopamine turnover 
B) ​high GABA turnover 
C) ​low serotonin turnover 
D) low substance-P turnover

Question 2

According to the ____ theory,we experience emotion after we experience autonomic arousal.​

Accepted Answer

A) Lange-Jung 
B) ​Lange-Papez 
C) ​James-Jung 
D) James-Lange 
A) Lange-Jung 
B) ​Lange-Papez 
C) ​James-Jung 
D) James-Lange

Question 3

Briefly describe the James-Lange Theory of Emotion.​

Accepted Answer

According to the James-Lange theory (Jam

Question 4

Recognition of an angry expression is faster when the face is directed ____,and a fearful expression is faster if it is directed ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) toward you; to the side 
B) ​to the side; toward you 
C) ​toward you; toward you 
D) to the side; to the side 
A) toward you; to the side 
B) ​to the side; toward you 
C) ​toward you; toward you 
D) to the side; to the side

Question 5

Which of the following is characterized by extreme physiological arousal?​

Accepted Answer

A) locked-in syndrome 
B) ​pure autonomic failure 
C) ​panic attack 
D) prosopagnosia 
A) locked-in syndrome 
B) ​pure autonomic failure 
C) ​panic attack 
D) prosopagnosia

Question 6

Approach and avoidance responses are modified by output from the amygdala to the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) brain stem 
B) ​hypothalamus 
C) ​prefrontal cortex 
D) basolateral nuclei 
A) brain stem 
B) ​hypothalamus 
C) ​prefrontal cortex 
D) basolateral nuclei

Question 7

Investigators have found that individuals who suffer prefrontal cortex damage ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) often make bad decisions 
B) ​become more logical than usual in their reasoning 
C) ​become excessively inhibited in their dealings with others 
D) perform poorly on IQ tests 
A) often make bad decisions 
B) ​become more logical than usual in their reasoning 
C) ​become excessively inhibited in their dealings with others 
D) perform poorly on IQ tests

Question 8

Which effect is likely to result from damage to the amygdala?​

Accepted Answer

A) lack of a startle response 
B) ​a normal startle response, but an absence of learned fears 
C) ​an enhanced startle response and an enhanced response to learned fears 
D) a fear response to any novel stimulus 
A) lack of a startle response 
B) ​a normal startle response, but an absence of learned fears 
C) ​an enhanced startle response and an enhanced response to learned fears 
D) a fear response to any novel stimulus

Question 9

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for preparing the body for intense,vigorous,emergency activity is the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) somatic nervous system 
B) ​craniosacral nervous system 
C) ​sympathetic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system 
A) somatic nervous system 
B) ​craniosacral nervous system 
C) ​sympathetic nervous system 
D) parasympathetic nervous system

Question 10

Brief activation of the sympathetic nervous system can enhance activity of the immune system.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Some cats "play" with a mouse before killing it.How can this kind of behavior best be explained?​

Accepted Answer

A) the cat's perverse pleasure in prolonging the mouse's pain 
B) ​an instinctive need for additional pursuit behaviors prior to eating 
C) ​a conflict between attack and escape behaviors 
D) regression to infantile patterns of activity in the hippocampus 
A) the cat's perverse pleasure in prolonging the mouse's pain 
B) ​an instinctive need for additional pursuit behaviors prior to eating 
C) ​a conflict between attack and escape behaviors 
D) regression to infantile patterns of activity in the hippocampus

Question 12

A startle reflex occurs in response to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) grief 
B) ​depression 
C) ​anxiety 
D) an unexpected loud noise 
A) grief 
B) ​depression 
C) ​anxiety 
D) an unexpected loud noise

Question 13

Directly stimulating the ____ of a hamster results in priming it to attack,even without the previous experience of fighting.​

Accepted Answer

A) corticomedial amygdala 
B) ​cortex 
C) ​temporal lobe 
D) occipital lobe 
A) corticomedial amygdala 
B) ​cortex 
C) ​temporal lobe 
D) occipital lobe

Question 14

Individuals who manage to succeed and thrive despite many difficulties may best be described as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) being resilient 
B) ​immune to stress 
C) ​having autonomic failure 
D) having a suppressed HPA axis 
A) being resilient 
B) ​immune to stress 
C) ​having autonomic failure 
D) having a suppressed HPA axis

Question 15

Psychologists typically define emotion in terms of three components.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why do individuals with prefrontal cortex damage often make bad decisions?​

Accepted Answer

A) They can't understand complexly worded questions. 
B) ​They don't anticipate the unpleasantness of likely outcomes. 
C) ​They conform readily to whatever other people are doing. 
D) They can't predict the consequences of one decision or another. 
A) They can't understand complexly worded questions. 
B) ​They don't anticipate the unpleasantness of likely outcomes. 
C) ​They conform readily to whatever other people are doing. 
D) They can't predict the consequences of one decision or another.

Question 17

Chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) macrophages 
B) ​cytotoxic cells 
C) ​cytokines 
D) natural killer cells 
A) macrophages 
B) ​cytotoxic cells 
C) ​cytokines 
D) natural killer cells

Question 18

Impulsive behavior and poor decisions are common symptoms of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) parietal damage 
B) ​prefrontal damage 
C) ​occipital damage 
D) temporal damage 
A) parietal damage 
B) ​prefrontal damage 
C) ​occipital damage 
D) temporal damage

Question 19

What did researchers find in Antarctic research scientists who spent a nine-month period of social isolation in the cold and dark?​

Accepted Answer

A) T cell functioning increased by about 50% 
B) ​T cell functioning decreased by about half 
C) ​leukocytes stopped functioning 
D) an outbreak of autoimmune diseases 
A) T cell functioning increased by about 50% 
B) ​T cell functioning decreased by about half 
C) ​leukocytes stopped functioning 
D) an outbreak of autoimmune diseases

Question 20

Looking at a picture of people showing emotional expressions causes the greatest activity in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) frontal lobe 
B) ​hippocampus 
C) ​fornix 
D) amygdala 
A) frontal lobe 
B) ​hippocampus 
C) ​fornix 
D) amygdala

Which of the following has been associated with an increased probability of suicide attempts?

According to the ____ theory,we experience emotion after we experience autonomic arousal.

Briefly describe the James-Lange Theory of Emotion.

Recognition of an angry expression is faster when the face is directed ,and a fearful expression is faster if it is directed .

Which of the following is characterized by extreme physiological arousal?

Approach and avoidance responses are modified by output from the amygdala to the ____.

Investigators have found that individuals who suffer prefrontal cortex damage ____.

Which effect is likely to result from damage to the amygdala?

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for preparing the body for intense,vigorous,emergency activity is the ____.

Brief activation of the sympathetic nervous system can enhance activity of the immune system.

Some cats "play" with a mouse before killing it.How can this kind of behavior best be explained?

A startle reflex occurs in response to ____.

Directly stimulating the ____ of a hamster results in priming it to attack,even without the previous experience of fighting.

Individuals who manage to succeed and thrive despite many difficulties may best be described as ____.

Psychologists typically define emotion in terms of three components.

Why do individuals with prefrontal cortex damage often make bad decisions?

Chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors are ____.

Impulsive behavior and poor decisions are common symptoms of ____.

What did researchers find in Antarctic research scientists who spent a nine-month period of social isolation in the cold and dark?

Looking at a picture of people showing emotional expressions causes the greatest activity in the ____.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

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