Ch 12 Quiz

Question 1

According to the James-Lange theory, we experience emotion:

Answer 1

after we experience autonomic arousal.

Question 2

Damage to the ____ results in a diminished ability to experience and recognize disgust.

Answer 2

Insular Cortex

Question 3

Which of the following problems is most likely to result in an increased ability to identify the emotional expression of people viewing pleasant and unpleasant pictures?

Answer 3

damage to the left hemisphere

Question 4

The reason individuals who suffer prefrontal cortex damage often make bad decisions is because they:

Answer 4

can’t anticipate the unpleasantness of likely outcomes.

Question 5

Animals with damage to the amygdala:

Answer 5

neither learn new fears nor retain previously learned fears.

Question 6

Benzodiazepine tranquilizers affect GABA synapses by:

Answer 6

facilitating binding of GABA to its receptors.

Question 7

Stress activates two systems. One is the:

Answer 7

HPA axis, which becomes increasingly important with prolonged stressors.

Question 8

What is the relationship between PTSD and size of the hippocampus?

Answer 8

People with a smaller than average hippocampus are more likely than others to develop PTSD.

Question 9

Chronically high cortisol levels can be harmful to an individual by:

Answer 9

increasing the vulnerability of the hippocampus.

Question 10

Chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors are:

Answer 10

Cytokines