Bio Week 7 - Emotion Flashcards
The amygdala coordinates and integrates which three components of emotional responses?
a. cognitive, behavioral, emotional
b. cognitive, autonomic, hormonal
c. autonomic, behavioral, hormonal
d. hormonal, emotional, behavioral
c. autonomic, behavioral, hormonal
The medial nucleus of the amygdala has the most prominent role in emotional learning.
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F
F- the central nucleus
The amygdala receives input from each of the following brain areas except:
a. ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC, emotional regulation)
b. hypothalamus (autonomic regulation)
c. thalamus (sensory input)
d. hippocampal formation (memory)
e. receives from all of the above
b. hypothalamus (autonomic regulation)
The amygdala then projects back to each of the following brain areas except:
a. VMPFC
b. hypothalamus
c. thalamus
d. midbrain, pons, & medulla
e. projects to all of the above
e. projects to all of the above
When a person is exposed to which of the following would the amygdala be most active?
a. threat stimuli
b. love stimuli
c. anger stimuli
d. familiar stimuli
a. threat stimuli
Lesions in the amygdala result in all of the following in animals except:
a. reduced fear responses to natural and conditioned aversive stimuli
b. reduced level of stress hormone and chance of developing ulcers due to stress
c. less timidity when entering unfamiliar places
d. more tameness when being handled by humans
e. results in all of these
e. results in all of these
Electrical or amino acid stimulation of the amygdala results in all of the following except:
a. elevated androgen levels
b. ulcers
c. behavioral and physiological signs of fear
d. behavioral and physiological signs of agitation
e. results in all of these
a. elevated androgen levels
The mediating systems between the amygdala and the deleterious effects of long-term stress are ___________ and ____________.
a. autonomic and endocrine
b. parasympathetic and somatic
c. sympathetic and endocrine
d. somatic and autonomic
e. a. and b.
f. c. and d.
g. a. and c.
g. a. and c.
A conditioned emotional response paradigm is an example of __________.
a. operant conditioning
b. instrumental learning
c. classical conditioning
d. aversive learning
e. a. and d.
f. c. and d.
g. b. and c.
f. c. and d.
Within the conditioned emotional response paradigm, a(n) _________ response terminates an aversive stimulus, whereas a(n) __________ response functions as a generalized physiological reaction controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
a. specific, nonspecific
b. instrumental, coping
c. nonspecific, specific
d. instrumental, nonspecific
e. a. and d.
f. a. and b.
g. b. and d.
e. a. and d.
If a learned coping response allows for one to avoid or minimize contact with an aversive stimulus, then most of the non-specific emotional responses will eventually disappear.
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F
True
Classical conditioning occurs when an aversive stimulus (e.g., shock) causes autonomic and physical reactivity (e.g., high heart rate and freeze response).
T
F
F- It occurs when a neutral stimulus (e.g., a light), having been paired with the aversive stimulus, can cause such reactions without the aversive stimulus present.
If the central nucleus of the amygdala were destroyed, conditioned emotional responses (cer’s) could still take place, just mediated through other brain pathways.
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F
F- no other such pathways, to my knowledge; no cn, no cer
All of the following are true of the VMPFC except:
a. activated during extinction
b. stimulation interferes with cer’s
c. lesions impair extinction in animals
d. stimulation increases aversive learning
e. all are true
d. stimulation increases aversive learning
Stimulation of the hypothalamus results in __________, whereas stimulation of the amygdala results in ___________.
a. autonomic responses of anxiety, feelings of fear
b. autonomic responses of fear, feelings of anxiety
c. autonomic responses of anxiety, feelings of anxiety
d. autonomic responses of fear, feelings of fear
e. a. and b.
f. a. and d.
g. b. and c.
f. a. and d.
Which of the following is indicative of patients with amygdala damage:
a. fail to show increased startle response when feeling an unpleasant emotion
b. fail to show increased memory for emotionally valenced story elements
c. show impaired acquisition of cer’s
d. show decreased emotional judgment
e. are able to identify happy and sad, but not scary, music
g. all of the above
g. all of the above
A cer can be acquired by observing others receive an aversive stimulus, but not by being instructed that an aversive stimulus would soon follow.
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F
F- cer can be acquired for both
PET studies involving the amygdala found all of the following except:
a. The right amygdala was activated when subjects recalled emotionally (as opposed to non-emotionally) arousing film
b. recall was the best for scenes that produced the highest levels of amygdala activation
c. amygdala can be activated even when reading a threatening word
d. amygdala can be activated even when identifying the color of ink associated with a threatening word
e. found all of these
e. found all of these
Most of the research related to aggression has been with animals and instinctive behavior. What area(s) in animals are/is involved in mediation of aggression?
a. PAG
b. Hypothalamus
c. Amygdala
d. All of the above
d. all of the above
In relation to aggression, Serotonin inhibits aggression. True or False.
True
Due to animal research we have learned that monkey who has low level of Serotonin were more likely to? Select all that apply.
a. engage in more safe behaviors and more likely to climb down trees and not leap
b. engage in more risk taking behaviors and more likely to take dangerous leaps
c. lived longer live and had more offspring
d. 46% were killed off by other monkeys within 4 years
b. engage in more risk taking behaviors and more likely to take dangerous leaps
d. 46% were killed off by other monkeys within 4 years
Human research in relation to aggression indicates what concerning those with low levels of Serotonin? Select all that apply.
a. associated with aggression and antisocial behaviors
b. associated with mania and depression
c. SSRI shown to increase irritability and aggression
d. SSRI shown to decrease irritability and aggression
a. associated with aggression and antisocial behaviors
d. SSRI shown to decrease irritability and aggression
Where is the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) located?
a. Top of the cerebral hemisphere
b. Anterior to the premotor cortex
c. Orbitofrontal cortex, bottom of cerebral hemisphere
d. Anterior to the central sulcus
c. Orbitofrontal cortex, bottom of cerebral hemisphere
What part of the brain perceives and understands the meaning of social situations, and integrates sensory information with memories and cognitive abilities to render judgments?
a. CCA
b. vmPFC
c. Amygdala
d. Hypothalamus
b. vmPFC
True or False: the left hemisphere is more involved in social judgments than the right hemisphere.
False; the right hemisphere is more involved in social judgments than the left
The vmPFC receives input from which of the following areas? dorsomedial thalamus temporal lobe hippocampus ventral tegmental area olfactory system hypothalamus amygdala
dorsomedial thalamus temporal lobe ventral tegmental area olfactory system amygdala
Where does the vmPFC get arousal inputs from?
a. ventral tegmental area
b. dorsomedial thalamus
c. amygdala
d. temporal lobe
a. ventral tegmental area
Where does the vmPFC get emotionally relevant information inputs from?
a. olfactory system
b. ventral tegmental area
c. amygdala
d. prefrontal cortex
c. amygdala; provides info about the emotional valence of what is going on in the environment
The vmPFC provides output to which of the following areas? cingulate cortex ventral tegmental area hippocampal formation temporal lobe superior colliculus lateral hypothalamus amygdala other prefrontal areas including the dlPFC
cingulate cortex hippocampal formation temporal lobe lateral hypothalamus amygdala other prefrontal areas including the dlPFC
What area of the vmPFC is involved in regulating and integrating emotion into cognition and behavior?
a. amygdala
b. temporal lobe
c. lateral hypothalamus
d. cingulate cortex
d. cingulate cortex
What area in the vmPFC is involved in influencing the way memories are formed and attaching emotional values to them?
a. dorsomedial thalamus
b. temporal lobe
c. hippocampal formation
d. olfactory system
c. hippocampal formation
What area in the vmPFC is involved in activating the autonomic and sympathetic elements of emotional response?
a. lateral hypothalamus
b. cingulate cortex
c. temporal lobe
d. ventral tegmental area
a. lateral hypothalamus
What area has a reciprocal connection with the vmPFC and helps control emotional activity?
a. ventral tegmental area
b. amygdala
c. superior colliculus
d. dorsomedial thalamus
b. amygdala
True or false: After Phineas Gage’s brain trauma, he was more likely to lie, bully, and steal.
False; none of these negative behaviors were mentioned in Gage’s doctor’s account after the injury.
Where did the idea of prefrontal lobotomies come from?
a. studies in monkeys
b. Moniz developed the procedure
c. Phineas Gage’s accident
d. a and b
e. b and c
d. a and b
Which of the following did prefrontal lobotomies reduce? anxiety ticks obsessions compulsions seizures
anxiety
obsessions
compulsions