Exam 7: Physiological Approaches to Personality

Disruptions in sleep-wake cycles due to long airline flights that pass through many time zones are best tolerated by:

When Monica is shown negative images,such as spiders,people crying,etc. ,there is an increased frontal brain activation to these images.She is most likely to have the personality trait of:

According to Jeffrey Gray,_____ is responsive to cues for punishment,frustration,and uncertainty and is responsible for the personality dimension of anxiety.

Most physiologically oriented psychologists would agree that:

Hebb's theory of optimal level of arousal was controversial because:

Davidson and his colleagues found that monkeys with greater right-sided activation had higher levels of _____.

Carlos is very competitive,hostile,and impatient.When performing a stressful task,he shows much larger increases in blood pressure and heart rate than others.In this scenario,Carlos most likely has a(n)_____ personality.

Measuring the amount of electricity that passes between two electrodes that are placed on the palm of one hand of an individual determines:

An electroencephalograph is a measure of:

Which of the following neurotransmitters is involved in activating the sympathetic nervous system for fight-or-flight?

Bored people may seek out mild stimulation to:

Jeffrey Gray has primarily conducted research:

H.J.Eysenck's revised arousal theory suggests that introverts and extraverts primarily differ in their:

Drugs such as Prozac,Zoloft,and Paxil block the reuptake of serotonin _____.

The selective serotonin uptake inhibitors,like the antidepressants Prozac,Zoloft,or Paxil,result in increased levels of serotonin at synapses,which may _____ initially but then lead to _____.

To ensure accurate measurement of cardiovascular activity,researchers typically:

Which of the following dimensions is mostly due to biological rhythms?

Sherlyn wants her husband to wash their car over the weekend.According to Jeffrey Gray's theory of personality,the best way to get her impulsive husband to complete the task is to:

According to H.J.Eysenck,introverts avoid social situations because:

The small bit of brain matter destroyed by Elliot's tumor was essential in transmitting _____ information to the higher reasoning centers of the brain.