Psych 202 Exam 4 Practice Questions

Emotion, Learning, & Memory (Ch. 15, 17, 18) 1. Antisocial personality disorder is associated with . a) a hyperactive amygdala b) lesions of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) c) reduced grey matter in the prefrontal cortex d) high levels of serotonin e) Kluver-Bucy syndrome 2. Which component of emotional response is NOT objective? a) Autonomic arousal b) Behavior/Action c) Motivation d) Feeling 3. The central nucleus of the amygdala (CAN) projects to all of the following EXCEPT: a) Periaqueductal Grey Area b) Hippocampus c) Lateral Hypothalamus d) Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis 4. Which of the following is NOT an innate response? a) Embarrassment b) Surprise c) Frustration d) None of the above. 5. Which of the following is NOT associated with impairment of the prefrontal cortex? a) Poor impulse control b) Excessive impulse control c) Aggression and violence d) Antisocial behavior 6. Correlational studies indicate that androgen levels are associated with which of the following in humans? a) Puberty b) Castration c) Androgen antagonists d) Anabolic steroids e) All of the above. 7. Which of the following regions projects to amygdala? a) Sensory cortices b) Hippocampus c) Thalamus d) All of the above. 8. Which theory of emotion is most recent? a) James-Lange b) Schacter c) Cannon-Bard d) Kluver-Bucy 9. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kluver-Bucy Syndrome? a) Decreased anxiety b) Tame behaviors c) Increased stress response d) All of the above. e) A&B only 10. What does prenatal androgen exposure do to neural circuits that control aggression? a) Creates them b) Organizes them c) Inhibits them d) All of the above e) None of the above. 11. Perceiving a stimulus first, and then experiencing feelings based on the autonomic response is an example of the theory. a) James-Lange b) Cannon-Bard c) Schacter d) None of the above. 12. Which theory, related to feelings, was first supported by the evidence that higher damage to the spinal cord results in milder emotions? a) James-Lange b) Cannon-Bard c) Schacter d) Masters & Johnson 13. What are the three components of emotional (objective) response? a) Motivation, autonomic arousal, stimulus b) Motivation, autonomic arousal, behavioral/action c) Behavioral/action, stimulus, reaction d) Behavioral/action, cognition, autonomic arousal 14. Which theory of feelings claims that feelings arise at the same time and independent of the physiological response to a stimulus? a) James-Lange b) Cannon-Bard c) Schacter d) They all claim this.