Question 1

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the

Accepted Answer

A)  fornix. 
B)  medial forebrain bundle. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  anterior commissure. 
A)  fornix. 
B)  medial forebrain bundle. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  anterior commissure. B

Question 2

Research evidence suggests that the amygdala participates in the processing of

Accepted Answer

A)  neutral emotional states,but neither positive nor negative emotional states. 
B)  positive,but not negative emotional states. 
C)  negative,but not positive emotional states. 
D)  both positive and negative emotional states. 
A)  neutral emotional states,but neither positive nor negative emotional states. 
B)  positive,but not negative emotional states. 
C)  negative,but not positive emotional states. 
D)  both positive and negative emotional states. D

Question 3

High normal testosterone levels

Accepted Answer

A)  are not related to delinquent behavior. 
B)  do not predict a male's level of aggression. 
C)  are negatively correlated with male aggression. 
D)  are positively correlated with male aggression. 
A)  are not related to delinquent behavior. 
B)  do not predict a male's level of aggression. 
C)  are negatively correlated with male aggression. 
D)  are positively correlated with male aggression. D

Question 4

Patients with left hemisphere damage

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage. 
B)  are less likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage. 
C)  are equally likely to be depressed as patients with right hemisphere damage. 
D)  do not experience any changes in mood. 
A)  are more likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage. 
B)  are less likely to be depressed than patients with right hemisphere damage. 
C)  are equally likely to be depressed as patients with right hemisphere damage. 
D)  do not experience any changes in mood.

Question 5

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  data indicating that membership in certain ethnic groups predicts aggression. 
B)  findings that men with the XYY genotype are more likely to be imprisoned. 
C)  higher rates of aggression among individuals with fragile X syndrome. 
D)  the ability to breed strains of animals for aggressive tendencies. 
A)  data indicating that membership in certain ethnic groups predicts aggression. 
B)  findings that men with the XYY genotype are more likely to be imprisoned. 
C)  higher rates of aggression among individuals with fragile X syndrome. 
D)  the ability to breed strains of animals for aggressive tendencies.

Question 6

Human societies show

Accepted Answer

A)  uniform levels of all types of violence. 
B)  uniform levels of premeditated,but not impulsive violence. 
C)  uniform levels of impulsive,but not premeditated violence. 
D)  wide variations in their rates of violence. 
A)  uniform levels of all types of violence. 
B)  uniform levels of premeditated,but not impulsive violence. 
C)  uniform levels of impulsive,but not premeditated violence. 
D)  wide variations in their rates of violence.

Question 7

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  Schacter-Singer 
D)  The results support all three theories equally. 
A)  James-Lange 
B)  Cannon-Bard 
C)  Schacter-Singer 
D)  The results support all three theories equally.

Question 8

You were walking across campus when you noticed a man and a woman standing with their heads very close together.You realized it was your ex-boyfriend and your best friend.It took you a minute to react to this-to recognize who it was and then to appraise the situation and recognize the emotion you felt.This supports the _________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannon-Bard 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Schacter-Singer 
D)  general adaptation 
A)  Cannon-Bard 
B)  James-Lange 
C)  Schacter-Singer 
D)  general adaptation

Question 9

Olds and Milner (1954)discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain

Accepted Answer

A)  food. 
B)  water. 
C)  social interaction with other rats. 
D)  electrical stimulation of the brain. 
A)  food. 
B)  water. 
C)  social interaction with other rats. 
D)  electrical stimulation of the brain.

Question 10

Which of the following explains the typical relationship between the cerebral cortex and emotional behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The left hemisphere is more likely to be involved with the processing of emotion than the right hemisphere in most people. 
B)  The right hemisphere is more likely to be involved in the processing of emotion than the left hemisphere in most people. 
C)  The two hemispheres play equal roles in emotional behavior. 
D)  The cortex is not involved in emotional behavior. 
A)  The left hemisphere is more likely to be involved with the processing of emotion than the right hemisphere in most people. 
B)  The right hemisphere is more likely to be involved in the processing of emotion than the left hemisphere in most people. 
C)  The two hemispheres play equal roles in emotional behavior. 
D)  The cortex is not involved in emotional behavior.

Question 11

A weakness of the Schacter-Singer theory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  its inability to account for the results of the "swinging bridge" study. 
B)  its over-emphasis on the role of specific physical states in the identification of subjective feelings. 
C)  its failure to acknowledge a role for cognitive assessment of one's surroundings in determining a subjective feeling. 
D)  its assumption that specific emotional states are rarely correlated with physical states. 
A)  its inability to account for the results of the "swinging bridge" study. 
B)  its over-emphasis on the role of specific physical states in the identification of subjective feelings. 
C)  its failure to acknowledge a role for cognitive assessment of one's surroundings in determining a subjective feeling. 
D)  its assumption that specific emotional states are rarely correlated with physical states.

Question 12

The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that for complex tasks,_________ levels of arousal are associated with optimum performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate 
B)  low 
C)  high 
D)  both high and low 
A)  moderate 
B)  low 
C)  high 
D)  both high and low

Question 13

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with

Accepted Answer

A)  increased rage. 
B)  increased pleasure. 
C)  inability to perceive others' happiness. 
D)  inability to perceive others' fear or anger. 
A)  increased rage. 
B)  increased pleasure. 
C)  inability to perceive others' happiness. 
D)  inability to perceive others' fear or anger.

Question 14

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  general arousal,which leads us to appraise our circumstances. 
B)  physical cues. 
C)  feedback from facial expressions. 
D)  simultaneous physical and subjective reactions. 
A)  general arousal,which leads us to appraise our circumstances. 
B)  physical cues. 
C)  feedback from facial expressions. 
D)  simultaneous physical and subjective reactions.

Question 15

The biggest flaw in the "swinging bridge" study is the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people were coerced into participating in the experiment. 
B)  men were not randomly assigned to the safe or scary bridges. 
C)  the participants did not include women. 
D)  outside the laboratory,it is too difficult to control for so many different variables. 
A)  people were coerced into participating in the experiment. 
B)  men were not randomly assigned to the safe or scary bridges. 
C)  the participants did not include women. 
D)  outside the laboratory,it is too difficult to control for so many different variables.

Question 16

Mark received a call on his cell phone from his mother,but the reception was so poor and there was so much noise from the street that he had trouble making out her words.Even without knowing exactly what she was saying,however,he knew she was sad from her tone of voice.What can we infer from this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark is unusually sensitive to people's moods.Most people cannot interpret emotions very well over the phone. 
B)  Mark is probably mistaken about his mother's mood. 
C)  It is likely that Mark was holding his cell phone up to his left ear. 
D)  It is likely that Mark was holding his cell phone up to his right ear. 
A)  Mark is unusually sensitive to people's moods.Most people cannot interpret emotions very well over the phone. 
B)  Mark is probably mistaken about his mother's mood. 
C)  It is likely that Mark was holding his cell phone up to his left ear. 
D)  It is likely that Mark was holding his cell phone up to his right ear.

Question 17

The two facial nuclei,located near the midline in the pons,form rich connections with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Emotional expression can enhance survival by enabling us to

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid negative valences. 
B)  produce uniform levels of arousal. 
C)  reduce stress. 
D)  communicate nonverbally with others. 
A)  avoid negative valences. 
B)  produce uniform levels of arousal. 
C)  reduce stress. 
D)  communicate nonverbally with others.

Question 19

"Sham rage" is produced by

Accepted Answer

A)  removing the cerebral cortices. 
B)  lesioning the amygdala. 
C)  frontal lobotomies. 
D)  breeding aggressive strains of mice. 
A)  removing the cerebral cortices. 
B)  lesioning the amygdala. 
C)  frontal lobotomies. 
D)  breeding aggressive strains of mice.

Question 20

Patient S.M.,whose amygdalas were destroyed,

Accepted Answer

A)  is totally unable to assess the emotions of others accurately. 
B)  can assess other people's emotions accurately when she is instructed to pay attention to their eyes. 
C)  can assess negative emotions accurately,but has difficulty interpreting expressions of positive emotions,like joy. 
D)  can assess other people's emotions by observing their body language,but is unable to interpret facial expression and tone of voice. 
A)  is totally unable to assess the emotions of others accurately. 
B)  can assess other people's emotions accurately when she is instructed to pay attention to their eyes. 
C)  can assess negative emotions accurately,but has difficulty interpreting expressions of positive emotions,like joy. 
D)  can assess other people's emotions by observing their body language,but is unable to interpret facial expression and tone of voice.

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the

Research evidence suggests that the amygdala participates in the processing of

High normal testosterone levels

Patients with left hemisphere damage

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by

Human societies show

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for which of the following theories?

Olds and Milner (1954)discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain

Which of the following explains the typical relationship between the cerebral cortex and emotional behavior?

A weakness of the Schacter-Singer theory is:

The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that for complex tasks,_________ levels of arousal are associated with optimum performance.

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on

The biggest flaw in the "swinging bridge" study is the fact that:

The two facial nuclei,located near the midline in the pons,form rich connections with each other.

Emotional expression can enhance survival by enabling us to

"Sham rage" is produced by

Patient S.M.,whose amygdalas were destroyed,

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Exam 14: Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Some of the most powerful reinforcement effects are obtained through electrical stimulation of the

Research evidence suggests that the amygdala participates in the processing of

High normal testosterone levels

Patients with left hemisphere damage

Evidence for a genetic basis for aggression is provided by

Human societies show

Research in which a participant's mood was influenced by the mood of an actor provides support for which of the following theories?

Olds and Milner (1954)discovered that rats would work very hard to obtain

Which of the following explains the typical relationship between the cerebral cortex and emotional behavior?

A weakness of the Schacter-Singer theory is:

The Yerkes-Dodson Law suggests that for complex tasks,_________ levels of arousal are associated with optimum performance.

Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with

The Schacter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on

The biggest flaw in the "swinging bridge" study is the fact that:

The two facial nuclei,located near the midline in the pons,form rich connections with each other.

Emotional expression can enhance survival by enabling us to

"Sham rage" is produced by

Patient S.M.,whose amygdalas were destroyed,

Introducing Biological Psychology

The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Lateralization, language, and Intelligence

Neurological Disorders

Psychological Disorders

Filters