Psychology 321 Exam 3 questions with correct
answers
What is the primary (and generally accepted) underlying assumption of
the biological study of personality? Correct Answer-"People are
animals"
How does the amygdala relate to personality characteristics? Correct
Answer--it plays a role in negative and positive emotions
-it is relevant for motivation
-traits: anxiety, fearfulness, sociability, sexuality, optimism,
extraversion, and neuroticism
How does the frontal cortex relate to personality characteristics? Correct
Answer--the right frontal lobe is active when someone wants to
withdraw from something unpleasant; people with active right frontal
lobes may be more neurotic
-the left frontal lobe promotes good feelings and dampens bad ones
How does the anterior cingulate relate to personality characteristics?
Correct Answer--important for experiencing emotion
-controlling emotional responses and behavior impulses
What types of technology allow researchers to identify WHAT PARTS
of the brain are working? Correct Answer-Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) Scans and functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI)
, What type of technology allows researchers to identify WHEN the brain
is working? Correct Answer-Electroencephalography (EEG) and
magnetoebephalography (MEG)
Electroencephalography Correct Answer-electrodes are placed on the
scalp to pick up electrical signals generated by the brain activity
underneath
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans Correct Answer-creates a
map of brain activity by following the location of a harmless radioactive
tracer injected into the bloodstream
-the harder the brain works, the more blood it needs
magnetoencephalography (MEG) Correct Answer-uses delicate sensors
to detect magnetic indications of brain activity
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) Correct Answer-
monitors magnetic pulses generated by oxygen in the blood to map
where the brain is most active at a given moment
What is the somatic marker hypothesis? Correct Answer-emotions
enable people to make decisions that maximize good outcomes and
minimize bad ones, and to focus on what is really important
Capgras Syndrome Correct Answer-victims who experience an injury to
their right frontal lobe do not experience any emotional response when
answers
What is the primary (and generally accepted) underlying assumption of
the biological study of personality? Correct Answer-"People are
animals"
How does the amygdala relate to personality characteristics? Correct
Answer--it plays a role in negative and positive emotions
-it is relevant for motivation
-traits: anxiety, fearfulness, sociability, sexuality, optimism,
extraversion, and neuroticism
How does the frontal cortex relate to personality characteristics? Correct
Answer--the right frontal lobe is active when someone wants to
withdraw from something unpleasant; people with active right frontal
lobes may be more neurotic
-the left frontal lobe promotes good feelings and dampens bad ones
How does the anterior cingulate relate to personality characteristics?
Correct Answer--important for experiencing emotion
-controlling emotional responses and behavior impulses
What types of technology allow researchers to identify WHAT PARTS
of the brain are working? Correct Answer-Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) Scans and functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI)
, What type of technology allows researchers to identify WHEN the brain
is working? Correct Answer-Electroencephalography (EEG) and
magnetoebephalography (MEG)
Electroencephalography Correct Answer-electrodes are placed on the
scalp to pick up electrical signals generated by the brain activity
underneath
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans Correct Answer-creates a
map of brain activity by following the location of a harmless radioactive
tracer injected into the bloodstream
-the harder the brain works, the more blood it needs
magnetoencephalography (MEG) Correct Answer-uses delicate sensors
to detect magnetic indications of brain activity
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) Correct Answer-
monitors magnetic pulses generated by oxygen in the blood to map
where the brain is most active at a given moment
What is the somatic marker hypothesis? Correct Answer-emotions
enable people to make decisions that maximize good outcomes and
minimize bad ones, and to focus on what is really important
Capgras Syndrome Correct Answer-victims who experience an injury to
their right frontal lobe do not experience any emotional response when
