Exam 7: The Feeling Mind Emotion and Motivation

Describe the four theories of emotion discussed in the text and provide an example for each.Which do you agree with the most and which the least? Explain your answer.

Describe John Gottman's work in predicting the success of a relationship (Gottman,2011).Think about your own relationship with a romantic partner or close friend.How does your style of communication affect this relationship? How might it be improved?

What is the connection between romantic love and sexual desire?

Compared with other species,why are social connections especially important for the survival of human beings?

Which brain region coordinates movements in response to emotional stimuli?

Which model or theory of emotion proposes that physical sensations lead to subjective feelings?

The emotional quality of pain likely results from information processing at which level of the brain?

Individual differences in emotional intelligence are most predictive of ____.

The body monitors fat stores by assessing levels of the hormone ____,which is produced and secreted by fat cells.

Brianna suffers from anorexia nervosa.In addition to having an unusually low body weight,she has irregular menstrual cycles,an increased sensitivity to cold,a fine downy hair on her face and body (called lanugo),and has skin that appears ____.

According to the work of Simon LeVay (1991),which part of the brain shows similarities between women and homosexual men?

Ahn is participating in a research study assessing the impact of brain damage on emotion recognition.She is asked to scan through a series of images and decipher the facial expressions of several individuals.Ahn performs well on the task but is consistently unable to recognize the expression of disgust.Ahn most likely suffered damage to which area of her brain?

Why are men with older brothers,but not men with older sisters or those who are only children,more likely to be gay?

What two hormones are associated with romantic love?

According to the Somatovisceral Afference Model of Emotion (SAME),which scenario is likely to elicit the slowest emotional response?

According to research (Kirk,Bailey,& Martin,2000),if one identical male twin is homosexual,his twin has what percent chance of also being homosexual?

Several months ago,Ambreena suffered moderate brain damage following the surgical removal of a brain tumor.Her husband is perplexed by the fact that she struggles to smile when they are together sharing a happy moment,but when looking at a recent family photograph,he notices a big grin on her face.This indicates that Ambreena suffered damage involving ____.

A state of tension and arousal triggered by cues important for survival is referred to as ____.

Drugs that inhibit cholecystokinin's (CCK)action in the brain

Molly is hungry.She passes right by the fruit basket on her kitchen counter and instead,grabs the ice cream out of the freezer.What human food preferences does Molly's behavior demonstrate?