Which of the following is NOT one of the taste receptors? correct answers Spicy
________ are biochemicals that can act as a chemosignal to affect the physiology or behavior of another animal. correct answers Pheromones
One reason we engage in behavior is to stimulate the brain. correct ans...
Which of the following is NOT one of the taste receptors? correct answers Spicy
________ are biochemicals that can act as a chemosignal to affect the physiology or
behavior of another animal. correct answers Pheromones
One reason we engage in behavior is to stimulate the brain. correct answers True
The James-Lange theory considers emotions to be best explained as: correct answers
cognitive interpretations of physiological states.
Most humans are able to control their emotions because of this brain structure: correct
answers Prefrontal Cortex
What happens during the fasting phase of energy metabolism? correct answers energy
is withdrawn from reserves
Your emotion depends on the reason you experience arousal. correct answers True
Eating is a unique behavior because it can be either a regulatory or a non regulatory
behavior. correct answers True
The condition of having an exaggerated concern with being overweight that can lead to
severe weight loss and even starvation without purging is called correct answers
Anorexia Nervosa
The hypothalamus is involved in: correct answers eating and drinking, body
temperature, and regulation of blood sugar.
Smell does not go through the thalamus but rather through the amygdala and pyriform
cortex. correct answers True
The executive control processes reside in the prefrontal cortex. correct answers True
The Innate Releasing Mechanism detects specific sensory stimuli and directs and
organism to take a particular action. correct answers True
Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to: correct answers overeating in
animals
, The Positive-Incentive theory suggests that our eating behavior works like a thermostat.
When energy is up (positive), it turns off and when energy is low, it turns on. correct
answers False
_____, ______, and ______ help control and regulate human feeding behavior. correct
answers Cognitive factors
Hypothalamic inputs
Digestive system inputs
Consciousness is likely located: correct answers in a variety of connections throughout
the brain.
Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him. For
example, A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue. You believe
your friend: correct answers has synesthesia.
In a normal participant and the majority of the population, if you briefly present a word
_____, it will be identified more easily. correct answers in the right visual field
__________ Produces cognition related to the combination of visual and auditory
processing correct answers Temporal Association Regions
__________ Produces information related to the combination of somatosensation and
movement control. correct answers Parietal Cortex
__________ Coordinates info from the parietal and temporal association regions with
information coming from subcortical regions correct answers Frontal Cortex
Empathy is correlated with increased activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
correct answers True
Language, memory, and emotion are constructs and inferred from behavior. correct
answers True
While not extremely common, splitting of the corpus callosum is a treatment for: correct
answers Epilepsy
Which of the following tasks would be difficult to perform for someone with a prefrontal
cortex injury? correct answers grocery shopping to prepare for a dinner party that was
organized an hour ago
Damage to the frontal association cortex can lead to focusing excessively on external
stimuli and difficulty shifting attention. correct answers True
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