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Psychology (Biological Psychology) Quiz on Emotional Behaviours, created by Katie Morbey on 09/04/2019.

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Emotional Behaviours

Emotional Behaviours

Question 1 of 15

1

The major components of an emotional response include:

Select one of the following:

  • Feeling and behaviour

  • Behaviour and moods

  • Hormonal secretions and cognition

  • Behaviour and physiological components

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

The autonomic component of an emotional response functions to

Select one of the following:

  • Mobilise energy for vigorous movement

  • Restore physiological balance after an emotional experience

  • Promote digestion of nutrients

  • Facilitate healing of damaged tissue

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

The neural systems that comprise fear are integrated by neurons within the

Select one of the following:

  • Hypothalamus

  • Amygdala

  • Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

  • Thalamus

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

Activation of the _____ nucleus and the _____ elicits an emotional response

Select one of the following:

  • Lateral; amygdala

  • Central; amygdala

  • Medial; hypothalamus

  • Central; hypothalamus

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

The expression of an emotional response is inhibited by input from the

Select one of the following:

  • Lateral amygdala

  • Central amygdala

  • Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

  • Lateral hypothalamus

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

Elevated levels of which neurotransmitter inhibits aggression

Select one of the following:

  • Glutamate

  • GABA

  • Dopamine

  • Serotonin

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

Which drug would be expected to inhibit aggression

Select one of the following:

  • Haloperidol

  • Cocaine

  • Fluoxetine

  • Amphetamine

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

A human male who has a long record of assault, arson and murder, would be expected to show ____ levels of _____ in his cerebrospinal fluid

Select one of the following:

  • Elevated; 5-HIAA

  • Reduced; 5-HIAA

  • Elevated; GABA

  • Reduced; GABA

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

Phineas Gage, who was injured when a steel rod was accidentally driven through his skull, exhibited impulsive, emotional behavior as a result of widespread damage to his

Select one of the following:

  • Occipital cortex

  • Cingulate cortex

  • Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

  • Amygdala

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

Which of the following is an example of a moral dilemma

Select one of the following:

  • Changing the ingredients of a recipe

  • Throwing another person onto a grenade to save many others

  • Walking away from a fight

  • Watching someone else throw another person onto a grenade to save many others

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

A combination of inadequate activation of the ______ and enhanced activation of the _______ may result in excessive anger that results in harm to other people

Select one of the following:

  • Prefrontal cortex; hypothalamus

  • Prefrontal cortex; amygdala

  • Amygdala; prefrontal cortex

  • Hypothalamus; prefrontal cortex

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

Electrical stimulation of the ventral periaqueductal gray matter would produce

Select one of the following:

  • Submissive behaviour

  • Defensive behaviour

  • Predatory behaviour

  • Prey behaviour

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

The adrenal glands respond to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and they release

Select one of the following:

  • Dopamine

  • Serotonin

  • Cortisol

  • Glucose

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts; the ________ nervous system (which prepares the body for emergency action) and the _______ nervous system (which calms the body):

Select one of the following:

  • Sympathetic; parasympathetic

  • Parasympathetic; Sympathetic

  • Central Nervous System; Peripheral Nervous System

  • Peripheral Nervous System; Central Nervous System

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

A search for happiness centre in the brain is unlikely to be successful because

Select one of the following:

  • No-one has been able to define happiness

  • Fear activates brain areas identical to those of happiness

  • Happiness is only an epiphenomenon

  • Brain areas associated with particular emotions vary considerably

Explanation

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