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6. What did Dutton and Avon's study of sexual attraction in fearful situations show
- That the psychological attributes of the fear autonomic response can be misinterpreted as other emotions in different contexts
- None of the above
- That the fear response is always interpreted as a fear response
- That context does not alter the fear response
7. Why is pain important
- To learn fight or flight response
- To sharpen the senses
- Learning a negative response to avoid the harmful stimulus in the future
- None of the above
8. Which of the following is NOT a property of the orbitofrontal cortex
- Associations with feeling of regret
- All of the above
- Processing negative words
- Computing motivational value of rewards
9. How does a polygraph detector work
- A - By detecting increased physiological state caused by suppressing truth
- D- None of the above
- B - By analysing speech rate and fluctuations
- C - Both A and B
10. Why do we have emotion
- To communicate with others
- To monitor and adjust behaviour accordingly
- None of the above
- To aid memory
11. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most associated with reward
- None of the above
- Dopamine
- GABA
- Serotonin
12. Dopamine production is associated most with which area
- Substantia Nigra
- Anterior Cingulate Gyrus
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Caudate
13. Kluver-Bucy syndrome can be best described as
- A blunting of emotional responses, including impaired fear, anger, and disgust recognition
- Lack of sense of direction
- Blindness in one field of vision
- An inability to perceive faces
14. Which of the following are physical responses to arousal
- All of the above
- Pupil dilation
- Increased heart rate
- Increased SCR
15. Kluver-Bucy syndrome is caused by
- Bilateral lesions in the amygdala
- A right hemisphere lesion to the amygdala
- None of the above
- Bilateral lesions to the anterior cingulate cortex
16. Which of the following is NOT a property of the amygdala
- It receives rapid visual input from the thalamus
- It is a critical component of the emotion system
- Its processing is conscious
- It quickly detects threat
17. The ventral striatum can be best described as
- None of the above
- The face processing area
- The reward centre
- The language centre
18. Which of the following muscles is associated with positive facial expressions
- Bicep
- Zygomaticus
- Corrigator
- None of the above
19. Which of the following areas is most associated with the emotional aspects of pain
- Anterior Cingulate Cortex
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Basal Ganglia
- Thalamus
20. Which of the following is NOT a basic emotion, as described by Eckman (1992)
- Anger
- Happiness
- Contempt
- Anxiety