The major components of an emotional response include:
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Feeling and behaviour
Behaviour and moods
Hormonal secretions and cognition
Behaviour and physiological components
Question 2
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The autonomic component of an emotional response functions to
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Mobilise energy for vigorous movement
Restore physiological balance after an emotional experience
Promote digestion of nutrients
Facilitate healing of damaged tissue
Question 3
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The neural systems that comprise fear are integrated by neurons within the
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Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Thalamus
Question 4
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Activation of the _____ nucleus and the _____ elicits an emotional response
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Lateral; amygdala
Central; amygdala
Medial; hypothalamus
Central; hypothalamus
Question 5
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The expression of an emotional response is inhibited by input from the
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Lateral amygdala
Central amygdala
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Lateral hypothalamus
Question 6
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Elevated levels of which neurotransmitter inhibits aggression
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Glutamate
GABA
Dopamine
Serotonin
Question 7
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Which drug would be expected to inhibit aggression
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Haloperidol
Cocaine
Fluoxetine
Amphetamine
Question 8
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A human male who has a long record of assault, arson and murder, would be expected to show ____ levels of _____ in his cerebrospinal fluid
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Elevated; 5-HIAA
Reduced; 5-HIAA
Elevated; GABA
Reduced; GABA
Question 9
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Phineas Gage, who was injured when a steel rod was accidentally driven through his skull, exhibited impulsive, emotional behavior as a result of widespread damage to his
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Occipital cortex
Cingulate cortex
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Amygdala
Question 10
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Which of the following is an example of a moral dilemma
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Changing the ingredients of a recipe
Throwing another person onto a grenade to save many others
Walking away from a fight
Watching someone else throw another person onto a grenade to save many others
Question 11
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A combination of inadequate activation of the ______ and enhanced activation of the _______ may result in excessive anger that results in harm to other people
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Prefrontal cortex; hypothalamus
Prefrontal cortex; amygdala
Amygdala; prefrontal cortex
Hypothalamus; prefrontal cortex
Question 12
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Electrical stimulation of the ventral periaqueductal gray matter would produce
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Submissive behaviour
Defensive behaviour
Predatory behaviour
Prey behaviour
Question 13
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The adrenal glands respond to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and they release
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Dopamine
Serotonin
Cortisol
Glucose
Question 14
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The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts; the ________ nervous system (which prepares the body for emergency action) and the _______ nervous system (which calms the body):
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Sympathetic; parasympathetic
Parasympathetic; Sympathetic
Central Nervous System; Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System; Central Nervous System
Question 15
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A search for happiness centre in the brain is unlikely to be successful because
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No-one has been able to define happiness
Fear activates brain areas identical to those of happiness
Happiness is only an epiphenomenon
Brain areas associated with particular emotions vary considerably