PSY CH 17

Ekman and Friesen (1975) analyzed hundreds of films and photographs of people experiencing various emotions. On the basis of this analysis, they concluded that

A. there are six primary facial expressions of emotion. B. all facial expressions of emotion are mixtures of six primary expressions.

Stressed individuals are more likely than unstressed individuals to report being ill. This may occur because

A. they expect to be more ill. B. illness while stressed is more uncomfortable. C. stress contributed to the cause of the illness. CorrectD. all of the above

The first major book on the biopsychology of emotions

A. was published in 1872. B. was The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. C. introduced Darwin's theory of the evolution of emotional expression CorrectD. all of the above

Which of the following structures is part of the limbic system?

A. amygdala B. cingulate cortex C. septum D. mammillary body E. ALL OF THE ABOVE E is correct

Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower sniper, had a tumor in his

Amygdala

Lesions to both the medial geniculate nucleus and the __________ block auditory fear conditioning.

Amygdala

The polygraph does not detect lies, it detects

Arousal

Limbic" means

Boarder

Lymphocytes are

Correct D. all of the above Answers: A. specialized white blood cells. B. produced in bone marrow. C. stored in the lymphatic system. D. all of the above

In rats, boxing is

Defensive

According to the James-Lange theory, different emotional stimuli induce __________ patterns of autonomic nervous system activity

Different

The true expressions that momentarily break through false expressions are called

Microexpressions

Pellis and his colleagues found that giving cats an antianxiety drug tended to increase the efficiency of their

Mouse Killing

The adrenal cortex was identified by Selye as important in the stress response; today's theories also acknowledge the important contribution of the

Sympathetic Nervous Sysstem

Fear is the emotional reaction to

Threat

The amygdala is thought to activate the appropriate sympathetic and behavioral responses to threat via the __________, respectively.

hypothalamus and PAG

In the short-term, stressors produce physiological changes that

increase the ability to deal effectively with the stressor

According to the Cannon-Bard theory, the feeling of emotion by the cortex and the expression of emotion by th Show Correct Answers Close Assessment : W7V2 Knowledge Check Student : Vonetta Harrison Questions Correct Responses Student Responses 1 BEH317-Ch16-086 a) MC1 Reports of hand preference in nonhuman primates challenge the idea that handedness evolved in response to tool use by hominins, is an exclusive feature of hominins, and cerebral lateralization is an exclusive feature of the hominin brain. handedness evolved in response to tool use by hominins, is an exclusive feature of hominins, and cerebral lateralization is an exclusive feature of the hominin brain. Correct 2 BEH317-Ch16-136 a) MC1 There are two major categories of acquired dyslexia: surface and deep. surface and deep. Correct 3 BEH317-Ch16-106 a) MC1 Early research indicated that much of the aphasia resulting from the surgical excision of Broca's area was a consequence of temporary postsurgical edema. removal of the center for speech production. Incorrect 4 BEH317-Ch16-131 a) MC1 There is now a general consensus that developmental dyslexia results from a disturbance of phonological processing. a disturbance of phonological processing. Correct 5 BEH317-Ch16-093 a) MC1 Theoretically, Broca's area is to Wernicke's area as speech production is to language comprehension. speech production is to language comprehension. Correct e autonomic and somatic nervous systems are

parallel processes

The relation among chronic fear, stress, and ill health is apparent in animals undergoing

subordination stress.

The pattern of behavior that is observed in monkeys after their anterior temporal lobes have been removed is called

the Kluver-Bucy syndrome