Question 1

What were the findings of the study of resting levels of testosterone in army veterans by Dabbs & Morris (1990)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence and the effect was greater in the high socio-economic status group. 
B)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence independently of socio-economic status. 
C)  Testosterone levels were unrelated to reports of antisocial behavior and violence. 
D)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence and the effect was greater in the low socio-economic status group. 
A)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence and the effect was greater in the high socio-economic status group. 
B)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence independently of socio-economic status. 
C)  Testosterone levels were unrelated to reports of antisocial behavior and violence. 
D)  Testosterone levels were related to reports of antisocial behavior and violence and the effect was greater in the low socio-economic status group.

Question 2

What term is often given to emotions that are elicited via a comparison of a given behaviour to an ideal or normative standard of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anger 
B)  Moral disgust 
C)  Moral emotions 
D)  Humanizing/dehumanizing 
A)  Anger 
B)  Moral disgust 
C)  Moral emotions 
D)  Humanizing/dehumanizing

Question 3

According to Moran et al. (2011) people with autism show differences in what kind of moral judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to say that attempted harm is permissible. 
B)  They show differences when the judgment is based on emotion. 
C)  They show differences when the judgment is based on reasoning. 
D)  They tend to assign moral blame to accidental harm. 
A)  They tend to say that attempted harm is permissible. 
B)  They show differences when the judgment is based on emotion. 
C)  They show differences when the judgment is based on reasoning. 
D)  They tend to assign moral blame to accidental harm.

Question 4

In the fMRI study of Moll et al. (2002) what results were found for images of moral violations relative to non-moral affective images?

Accepted Answer

A)  Images of moral violations had greater activity in regions such as the amygdala and insula. 
B)  Non-moral affective images had greater activity in regions such as the medial prefrontal cortex and the right posterior temporal region. 
C)  Images of moral violations had greater activity in regions such as the medial prefrontal cortex and the right posterior temporal region. 
D)  Non-moral affective images had greater activity in regions such as the amygdala and insula. 
A)  Images of moral violations had greater activity in regions such as the amygdala and insula. 
B)  Non-moral affective images had greater activity in regions such as the medial prefrontal cortex and the right posterior temporal region. 
C)  Images of moral violations had greater activity in regions such as the medial prefrontal cortex and the right posterior temporal region. 
D)  Non-moral affective images had greater activity in regions such as the amygdala and insula.

Question 5

What is the role of the amygdala in the model of reactive aggression of Siegel et al. (1999)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the likelihood of aggression through excitatory mechanisms 
B)  It modulates the likelihood of aggression through both inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms 
C)  It decreases the likelihood of aggression through inhibitory mechanisms 
D)  It has no effect on reactive aggression, only instrumental aggression 
A)  It increases the likelihood of aggression through excitatory mechanisms 
B)  It modulates the likelihood of aggression through both inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms 
C)  It decreases the likelihood of aggression through inhibitory mechanisms 
D)  It has no effect on reactive aggression, only instrumental aggression

Question 6

On the Trolley and Footbridge Dilemmas what is the utilitarian judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kill one/save five in the Footbridge but kill five/save one in the Trolley 
B)  Kill one/save five in the Trolley but kill five/save one in the Footbridge 
C)  Always kill one and save five 
D)  Always kill five and save one 
A)  Kill one/save five in the Footbridge but kill five/save one in the Trolley 
B)  Kill one/save five in the Trolley but kill five/save one in the Footbridge 
C)  Always kill one and save five 
D)  Always kill five and save one

Question 7

Who is most closely associated with the frustration-aggression model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawley 
B)  Lorenz 
C)  Berkowitz 
D)  Bandura 
A)  Hawley 
B)  Lorenz 
C)  Berkowitz 
D)  Bandura

Question 8

The lifestory of Temple Grandin (1995) offers a personal insight into what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-social personality disorder 
B)  Psychopathy 
C)  Autism 
D)  The effects of orbito-frontal cortex lesions 
A)  Anti-social personality disorder 
B)  Psychopathy 
C)  Autism 
D)  The effects of orbito-frontal cortex lesions

Question 9

Which region of the brain, when lesioned, is associated with behaviour similar to that found in sociopathy/anti-social personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Lateral prefrontal cortex 
C)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  Temporo-parietal junction 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Lateral prefrontal cortex 
C)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
D)  Temporo-parietal junction

What were the findings of the study of resting levels of testosterone in army veterans by Dabbs & Morris (1990)?

What term is often given to emotions that are elicited via a comparison of a given behaviour to an ideal or normative standard of behaviour?

According to Moran et al. (2011) people with autism show differences in what kind of moral judgment?

In the fMRI study of Moll et al. (2002) what results were found for images of moral violations relative to non-moral affective images?

What is the role of the amygdala in the model of reactive aggression of Siegel et al. (1999)?

On the Trolley and Footbridge Dilemmas what is the utilitarian judgment?

Who is most closely associated with the frustration-aggression model?

The lifestory of Temple Grandin (1995) offers a personal insight into what?

Which region of the brain, when lesioned, is associated with behaviour similar to that found in sociopathy/anti-social personality disorder?

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Exam 10: Morality and Anti-Social Behaviour

What were the findings of the study of resting levels of testosterone in army veterans by Dabbs & Morris (1990)?

What term is often given to emotions that are elicited via a comparison of a given behaviour to an ideal or normative standard of behaviour?

According to Moran et al. (2011) people with autism show differences in what kind of moral judgment?

In the fMRI study of Moll et al. (2002) what results were found for images of moral violations relative to non-moral affective images?

What is the role of the amygdala in the model of reactive aggression of Siegel et al. (1999)?

On the Trolley and Footbridge Dilemmas what is the utilitarian judgment?

Who is most closely associated with the frustration-aggression model?

The lifestory of Temple Grandin (1995) offers a personal insight into what?

Which region of the brain, when lesioned, is associated with behaviour similar to that found in sociopathy/anti-social personality disorder?

Introduction to Social Neuroscience

The Methods of Social Neuroscience

Evolutionary Origins of Social Intelligence and Culture

Emotion and Motivation

Reading Faces and Bodies

Understanding Others

Interacting With Others

Relationships

Groups and Identity

Developmental Social Neuroscience

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