Exam 10: Emotion

Describe the role of the right hemisphere in the recognition of emotions.Identify two strategies that have been used to study this topic.

Rats and silver foxes selectively bred for increased brain levels of ______ and _____ are more tame than expected.

All aggressive behaviors are related to depression.

According to the James-Lange theory of emotion,which of the following is most important for the subjective experience of an emotion?

A conditioned emotional response involves the pairing of a ________ with a(n)________.

Which of the following statements is true of facial emotional expression?

For animals exposed to stress,damage to the central nucleus of the amygdala would be expected to

Bilateral damage of the amygdala impairs the ability of a person to express emotions using facial cues.

The proposition that facial expressions of emotion are innate is supported by research in which

The activity of the prefrontal cortex is ________ by ________ projection neurons.

Explain the significance of a conditioned emotional response (CER).

A key function of the autonomic component of an emotional response is to

Rats previously exposed to a tone followed by a brief electrical shock will show ________ when subsequently exposed to the tone (without shock).

A neuron within the amygdala is likely to be activated by

Describe the three components of an emotional response.

Which of the following supports the contention that the central nucleus of the amygdala (CE)integrates emotional responses?

Seizures that involve the left hemisphere are more likely to induce emotional difficulties than cognitive difficulties.

Aggressive behaviors are independent of reproductive behaviors.

Seizures that involve the ________ hemisphere are most likely to induce ________.

The capacity of a rat to "freeze" depends on an intact lateral hypothalamus.