Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Anger is to rage as fear is to: _____________?

   A. Disgust
   B. Pain
   C. Shame
   D. Terror

3. 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

4. Which nervous system is involved with mild, unpleasant stimulation?

   A. Parasympathetic
   B. Central
   C. Peripheral
   D. Sympathetic

5. Benzodiaze pines exert their effects in the brain by enhancing activity at the______receptor.

   A. GABAergic
   B. Cholinergic
   C. Dopaminergic
   D. Serotonergic

6. Which part of the brain seems to be the gateway of emotion?

   A. Thalamus
   B. Hypothalamus
   C. Hippocampus
   D. Amygdala

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Which brain structure is at the heart of the fight-or-fight response?

    A. Hypothalamus
    B. Hippocampus
    C. Carebellum
    D. Thalamus