Exam 17: Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Handling rat pups for a few minutes per day during the first few weeks of their lives has permanent beneficial effects on the hippocampus. This effect occurs because

Research on the lateralization of emotion in humans using functional brain imaging suggests that the degree to which it is lateralized to the right hemisphere depends on

Blanchard and Blanchard derived rich descriptions of rat intraspecific aggression and defense by using

Vaccination is often an effective preventive measure because

Disruptions in immune function do not necessarily increase the incidence of infectious disease because

The human amygdala seems to be specifically involved in the

Understanding of the bidirectional effects of stress on immune function improved substantially following the __________ of Segerstrom and Miller.

Lie detection is also known as __________.

The belief that putting on a happy face makes one feel happier is an example of the

Brief stressors increase blood levels of __________, which play a role in inflammation and fever

Correlations between aggressive behavior and testosterone levels do not necessarily mean that high testosterone levels cause aggressive behavior because

__________ disease is associated with the bilateral calcification of the amygdalas and surrounding areas of the anterior medial lobes.

The Kluver-Bucy syndrome

Lymphocytes are

Describe the circuit that is thought to control auditory fear conditioning in rats. Draw a diagram of the circuit. Explain the evidence on which this theory is based.

Bard's research on sham rage led him to conclude that the

In the short-term, stressors produce physiological changes that

Urbach-Wiethe disease is associated with

Evidence suggests that only one part of the amygdala plays a major role in fear conditioning. This part is the

The dominant male of a rat colony is called the __________ male.