Question 1

Patients with __________ tend to mix up their thoughts with the thoughts of others, giving rise to the belief that they can read other's thoughts, or that someone is broadcasting their own thoughts to the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) Autism spectrum disorder 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Tourette syndrome 
D) Psychopathy

Question 2

The right lateral orbitofrontal cortex and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) are both active when a person is feeling ______, but not when they are feeling sadness or shame.

Accepted Answer

A) Rage" 
B) Fear" 
C) Joy" 
D) Guilt"

Question 3

On a study done by Oosterohof and Todorov in 2008 on facial expressions, which two factors appear to encompass all personality judgements?

Accepted Answer

A) Affluence and socioeconomic status" 
B) Trustworthiness and dominance" 
C) Intelligence and kindness" 
D) Introversion and extroversion"

Question 4

If an individual with lesions on the temporal pole is given positive information about an otherwise untrustworthy looking person, the individual with lesions will:

Accepted Answer

A) Change their opinion of the person and believe them as trustworthy" 
B) Be unable to understand what you are trying to say to them" 
C) Continue to think of the person as untrustworthy" 
D) None of the above"

Question 5

Individuals with Autism spectrum disorder show activation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they are reflecting on others and when they are:

Accepted Answer

A) Observing others in pain" 
B) In pain" 
C) Watching another cry" 
D) Reflecting on themselves"

Question 6

An individual with large lips, flared nostrils, and furrowed brows would appear to be:

Accepted Answer

A) Submissive" 
B) Trustworthy or friendly" 
C) Dominant or threatening" 
D) None of the above"

Question 7

A face with smaller ___________ will appear more sad to individuals asked to rank faces on sadness, intensity, and attractiveness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A face with smaller ___________ will appear...

Question 8

Which requires reflective awareness and involves generating an appropriate emotional response?

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathy" 
B) Emotional contagion" 
C) Mimicry" 
D) Empathy"

Question 9

Individuals with psychopathy are born with it, but cannot acquire the disorder through head injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

This brain region, active in moral dilemmas, was active when participants in the Greene and Paxton (2006) study on lying decided to lie in order to win money:

Accepted Answer

A) The superior sulcus" 
B) The substantia nigra" 
C) The anterior dorsolateral prefrontal cortex" 
D) The amygdala"

Question 11

What types of facial features translate into trustworthiness?

Accepted Answer

A) Large eyes and small nostrils" 
B) Closed smile and furrowed brow" 
C) Small nose and raised chin" 
D) Raised eyebrows and closed smile"

Question 12

What types of species can benefit from self-awareness?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who are solitary, but at times need to be cooperative" 
B) Those who are solitary and highly competitive" 
C) Those who are highly social, but also competitive" 
D) Those who are highly social and cooperative"

Question 13

What would a person with autism spectrum disorder LIKELY do if they observed a person crying?

Accepted Answer

A) Start crying, although they would be unable to explain why they were crying" 
B) Laugh at the funny sound, or have no emotional reaction at all" 
C) Their pupils would constrict after observing the other person's sad expression" 
D) Start crying out of empathetic feelings"

Question 14

Which disorder is associated with having difficulty with both cognitive and emotional empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) Dementia" 
B) Tourette syndrome" 
C) Schizophrenia" 
D) Autism spectrum disorder"

Question 15

In the 2006 study by Singer et al. on empathy, participants played a cooperative game with an actor, who either played cooperatively or uncooperatively. The actor then received a painful shock. What was the outcome of this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) Activation in the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex was higher in those who played with cooperative partners." 
B) Men showed a higher tendency than women to want revenge on uncooperative partners." 
C) Participants paired with cooperative players felt greater amounts of empathy than those who were paired with uncooperative players." 
D) All of the above"

Question 16

Picking up on social cues that may indicate intentions is called:

Accepted Answer

A) First-order theory of mind 
B) Second-order theory of mind 
C) Perceptual theory of mind 
D) Motivational theory of mind

Question 17

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has a(n) ___________ effect on neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) Excitatory" 
B) Inhibitory" 
C) Modulating" 
D) All of the above"

Question 18

What does the case study of J.S. show about the possible cause for sociopathic behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Sociopathic behavior is only congenital 
B) The cause may be an injury to the orbitofrontal cortex and the temporal lobe 
C) Sociopathic behavior arises from injury to the posterior prefrontal cortex 
D) Lack of blood flow to the temporal lobes can result in sociopathic behavior

Question 19

Humans are able to judge the social emotional cues shown in others faces in an incredibly short span of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Donating money and keeping money for myself will activate the same regions in the brain that are associated with feelings of pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Social Cognition

Patients with __________ tend to mix up their thoughts with the thoughts of others, giving rise to the belief that they can read other's thoughts, or that someone is broadcasting their own thoughts to the rest of the world.

The right lateral orbitofrontal cortex and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) are both active when a person is feeling ______, but not when they are feeling sadness or shame.

On a study done by Oosterohof and Todorov in 2008 on facial expressions, which two factors appear to encompass all personality judgements?

If an individual with lesions on the temporal pole is given positive information about an otherwise untrustworthy looking person, the individual with lesions will:

Individuals with Autism spectrum disorder show activation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they are reflecting on others and when they are:

An individual with large lips, flared nostrils, and furrowed brows would appear to be:

A face with smaller ___________ will appear more sad to individuals asked to rank faces on sadness, intensity, and attractiveness.

Which requires reflective awareness and involves generating an appropriate emotional response?

Individuals with psychopathy are born with it, but cannot acquire the disorder through head injury.

This brain region, active in moral dilemmas, was active when participants in the Greene and Paxton (2006) study on lying decided to lie in order to win money:

What types of facial features translate into trustworthiness?

What types of species can benefit from self-awareness?

What would a person with autism spectrum disorder LIKELY do if they observed a person crying?

Which disorder is associated with having difficulty with both cognitive and emotional empathy?

In the 2006 study by Singer et al. on empathy, participants played a cooperative game with an actor, who either played cooperatively or uncooperatively. The actor then received a painful shock. What was the outcome of this experiment?

Picking up on social cues that may indicate intentions is called:

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has a(n) ___________ effect on neurons.

What does the case study of J.S. show about the possible cause for sociopathic behavior?

Humans are able to judge the social emotional cues shown in others faces in an incredibly short span of time.

Donating money and keeping money for myself will activate the same regions in the brain that are associated with feelings of pleasure.