A. The midbrain
B. The left hemisphere
C. The right hemisphere
D. The amygdala
Related Mcqs:
- You are feeling happy and sad at the same time. Research into brain activity would indicate that processing is primarily occurring in ___________?
A. The midbrain
B. The left hemisphere
C. The right hemisphere
D. Both hemispheres - Anger is to rage as fear is to: _____________?
A. Disgust
B. Pain
C. Shame
D. Terror - In experiments with adult monkeys who were fearful of snakes and their offspringwho were not, Susan Mineka discovered that the younger monkeys developed a fear of snakes through the process of_________–?
A. Shaping
B. Observational learning
C. Classic conditioning
D. Relative deprivation - Which nervous system is involved with mild, unpleasant stimulation?
A. Parasympathetic
B. Central
C. Peripheral
D. Sympathetic - Benzodiaze pines exert their effects in the brain by enhancing activity at the______receptor.
A. GABAergic
B. Cholinergic
C. Dopaminergic
D. Serotonergic - Which part of the brain seems to be the gateway of emotion?
A. Thalamus
B. Hypothalamus
C. Hippocampus
D. Amygdala - According to the James-Lange theory, it is the______that tells the conscious brain it is experiencing emotion.
A. Hypothalamus
B. Visual sensation of the emotional stimulus
C. Amygdala
D. The physiological feedback from the body - After Georgiana learns that a tornado has destroyed her house, her brain probably directed the outer part of her adrenal glands to react by:
A. Producing teratogens
B. Increasing the production of lymphocytes
C. Secreting cortisol
D. Producing androgens - Which theory claims that emotions are organized in the brain and that emotional feelings and bodily expressions occur simultaneously?
A. The common sense theory
B. The Cannon-Bard theory
C. Attribution theory
D. The James-Lange theory - Which brain structure is at the heart of the fight-or-fight response?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Hippocampus
C. Carebellum
D. Thalamus
