Question 1

Which of the following results from studies of people with spinal cord injuries supports the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spinal cord transection did not alter the expression of emotional behaviors. 
B)  The higher the spinal cord injury, the less the intensity of the reported feeling. 
C)  The farther away the injury was from the brain, the less the probability that an intense emotion could be experienced. 
D)  People who could not feel reactions from most of their bodies reported that they felt intense emotions. 
E)  Partial transection exerts larger effects than do total cord transections 
A)  Spinal cord transection did not alter the expression of emotional behaviors. 
B)  The higher the spinal cord injury, the less the intensity of the reported feeling. 
C)  The farther away the injury was from the brain, the less the probability that an intense emotion could be experienced. 
D)  People who could not feel reactions from most of their bodies reported that they felt intense emotions. 
E)  Partial transection exerts larger effects than do total cord transections

Question 2

Damage to the medial prefrontal cortex facilitates the extinction of a conditioned emotional response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Damage to the human amygdala

Accepted Answer

A)  produces intense feelings of fear. 
B)  impairs the acquisition of a CER. 
C)  leads to behavioral freeing. 
D)  impairs the ability to read a map. 
E)  results in profound depression. 
A)  produces intense feelings of fear. 
B)  impairs the acquisition of a CER. 
C)  leads to behavioral freeing. 
D)  impairs the ability to read a map. 
E)  results in profound depression.

Question 4

Neurons within the ______ are important for the extinction of a CER.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  cingulum bundle 
D)  ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
E)  substantia nigra 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  basal ganglia 
C)  cingulum bundle 
D)  ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
E)  substantia nigra

Question 5

The central nucleus of the amygdala can be automatically activated by

Accepted Answer

A)  loud, unexpected noises. 
B)  the perception of height. 
C)  deodorant. 
D)  the approach of an insect. 
E)  a drink of water while thirsty. 
A)  loud, unexpected noises. 
B)  the perception of height. 
C)  deodorant. 
D)  the approach of an insect. 
E)  a drink of water while thirsty.

Question 6

The text author asserts that ________ have key consequences for survival and reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional behaviors 
B)  moods 
C)  internal, stirred-up states 
D)  emotional feelings 
E)  depressed mood states 
A)  emotional behaviors 
B)  moods 
C)  internal, stirred-up states 
D)  emotional feelings 
E)  depressed mood states

Question 7

A child who has a ________ level of ________ in their CSF will be expected to be more likely to have the potential for crimes such as assault,arson,and murder.

Accepted Answer

A)  elevated; 5-HIAA 
B)  reduced; GABA 
C)  reduced; 5-HIAA 
D)  elevated; GABA 
E)  elevated; opiates 
A)  elevated; 5-HIAA 
B)  reduced; GABA 
C)  reduced; 5-HIAA 
D)  elevated; GABA 
E)  elevated; opiates

Question 8

Aggressive behaviors

Accepted Answer

A)  include actual attacks against another organism. 
B)  are often associated with child birth. . 
C)  are limited to verbal actual attacks. 
D)  exclude those involved in self-defense. 
E)  are controlled by the cerebellum. 
A)  include actual attacks against another organism. 
B)  are often associated with child birth. . 
C)  are limited to verbal actual attacks. 
D)  exclude those involved in self-defense. 
E)  are controlled by the cerebellum.

Question 9

Imagine that all members of your class have been tested to determine the level of 5-HIAA in their cerebrospinal fluid.Which of the following would you predict using this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male classmates with low 5-HIAA levels will be more aggressive than those with high levels. 
B)  Low 5-HIAA levels will be associated with good exam performance. 
C)  High 5-HIAA levels will be associated with poor sleep patterns in males. 
D)  Male classmates with high 5-HIAA levels may not be alive 10 years from now. 
E)  Those with low 5-HIAA levels will be the thinnest persons in the class. 
A)  Male classmates with low 5-HIAA levels will be more aggressive than those with high levels. 
B)  Low 5-HIAA levels will be associated with good exam performance. 
C)  High 5-HIAA levels will be associated with poor sleep patterns in males. 
D)  Male classmates with high 5-HIAA levels may not be alive 10 years from now. 
E)  Those with low 5-HIAA levels will be the thinnest persons in the class.

Question 10

A general function of the prefrontal cortex may be to

Accepted Answer

A)  induce homicidal rage. 
B)  guide the planning of motor acts. 
C)  promote sexual arousal. 
D)  dampen or inhibit emotional reactions. 
E)  generate rage and anger. 
A)  induce homicidal rage. 
B)  guide the planning of motor acts. 
C)  promote sexual arousal. 
D)  dampen or inhibit emotional reactions. 
E)  generate rage and anger.

Question 11

Activation of the ________ elicits various behavioral,autonomic,and hormonal emotional responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleus accumbens 
B)  central nucleus of the amygdala 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  medial geniculate nucleus 
E)  posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus 
A)  nucleus accumbens 
B)  central nucleus of the amygdala 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  medial geniculate nucleus 
E)  posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus

Question 12

In the case of patient S.P.,bilateral damage to the ________ resulted in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala; an inability to produce a facial expression of emotion 
B)  prefrontal cortex; an inability to recognize the emotional state of another using voice cues 
C)  amygdala; an inability to recognize emotion in other persons 
D)  hippocampus; an inability to forget painful memories of her past life 
E)  prefrontal cortex; an inability to recognize emotion in other persons 
A)  amygdala; an inability to produce a facial expression of emotion 
B)  prefrontal cortex; an inability to recognize the emotional state of another using voice cues 
C)  amygdala; an inability to recognize emotion in other persons 
D)  hippocampus; an inability to forget painful memories of her past life 
E)  prefrontal cortex; an inability to recognize emotion in other persons

Question 13

The different components that comprise an emotional response are controlled by separate circuits in brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Excessive anger that results in murder may reflect a combination of inadequate activation of the ________ and enhanced activation of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal cortex; hypothalamus 
B)  amygdala; prefrontal cortex 
C)  prefrontal cortex; amygdala 
D)  cortex; reticular activating system 
E)  noradrenergic system; serotonergic systems 
A)  prefrontal cortex; hypothalamus 
B)  amygdala; prefrontal cortex 
C)  prefrontal cortex; amygdala 
D)  cortex; reticular activating system 
E)  noradrenergic system; serotonergic systems

Question 15

Defend the proposition that emotional expressions are innate.

Accepted Answer

Emotional expressions are comm

Question 16

Facial expressions of emotions are similar in young blind and young sighted persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Visual and auditory recognition of emotions appears to be more of a right- than left-hemisphere function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ________ integrates the components that comprise the emotion of fear.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  medial hypothalamus 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  thalamus 
E)  reticular activating system 
A)  amygdala 
B)  medial hypothalamus 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  thalamus 
E)  reticular activating system

Question 19

The central nucleus of the amygdala is the most important part of the brain for the expression of emotional responses provoked by aversive stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe evidence supporting the involvement of the amygdala in emotional behavior.

Accepted Answer

Stimuli that convey threat activate the

Which of the following results from studies of people with spinal cord injuries supports the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Damage to the medial prefrontal cortex facilitates the extinction of a conditioned emotional response.

Damage to the human amygdala

Neurons within the ______ are important for the extinction of a CER.

The central nucleus of the amygdala can be automatically activated by

The text author asserts that ________ have key consequences for survival and reproduction.

A child who has a level of in their CSF will be expected to be more likely to have the potential for crimes such as assault,arson,and murder.

Aggressive behaviors

Imagine that all members of your class have been tested to determine the level of 5-HIAA in their cerebrospinal fluid.Which of the following would you predict using this information?

A general function of the prefrontal cortex may be to

Activation of the ________ elicits various behavioral,autonomic,and hormonal emotional responses.

In the case of patient S.P.,bilateral damage to the resulted in .

The different components that comprise an emotional response are controlled by separate circuits in brain.

Excessive anger that results in murder may reflect a combination of inadequate activation of the and enhanced activation of the .

Defend the proposition that emotional expressions are innate.

Facial expressions of emotions are similar in young blind and young sighted persons.

Visual and auditory recognition of emotions appears to be more of a right- than left-hemisphere function.

The ________ integrates the components that comprise the emotion of fear.

The central nucleus of the amygdala is the most important part of the brain for the expression of emotional responses provoked by aversive stimuli.

Describe evidence supporting the involvement of the amygdala in emotional behavior.

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Exam 10: Emotion

Which of the following results from studies of people with spinal cord injuries supports the James-Lange theory of emotion?

Damage to the medial prefrontal cortex facilitates the extinction of a conditioned emotional response.

Damage to the human amygdala

Neurons within the ______ are important for the extinction of a CER.

The central nucleus of the amygdala can be automatically activated by

The text author asserts that ________ have key consequences for survival and reproduction.

A child who has a ________ level of ________ in their CSF will be expected to be more likely to have the potential for crimes such as assault,arson,and murder.

Aggressive behaviors

Imagine that all members of your class have been tested to determine the level of 5-HIAA in their cerebrospinal fluid.Which of the following would you predict using this information?

A general function of the prefrontal cortex may be to

Activation of the ________ elicits various behavioral,autonomic,and hormonal emotional responses.

In the case of patient S.P.,bilateral damage to the ________ resulted in ________.

The different components that comprise an emotional response are controlled by separate circuits in brain.

Excessive anger that results in murder may reflect a combination of inadequate activation of the ________ and enhanced activation of the ________.

Defend the proposition that emotional expressions are innate.

Facial expressions of emotions are similar in young blind and young sighted persons.

Visual and auditory recognition of emotions appears to be more of a right- than left-hemisphere function.

The ________ integrates the components that comprise the emotion of fear.

The central nucleus of the amygdala is the most important part of the brain for the expression of emotional responses provoked by aversive stimuli.

Describe evidence supporting the involvement of the amygdala in emotional behavior.

Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience

Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

Autistic, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity, Stress, and Substance Abuse Disorders

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A child who has a level of in their CSF will be expected to be more likely to have the potential for crimes such as assault,arson,and murder.

In the case of patient S.P.,bilateral damage to the resulted in .

Excessive anger that results in murder may reflect a combination of inadequate activation of the and enhanced activation of the .