Exam 12: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Reactive aggression can best be described as

Papez's circuit provides a model of the relationships of different regions in the limbic system involved in

Affection and disgust are described by Plutchik's classification of emotions as

Decorticate dogs display _______ rage.

Which statement about brain imaging studies of psychopaths is true?

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions, people with severe spinal cord injuries would

Explain research evidence that suggests serotonin levels are negatively correlated with aggression.

Low levels of the neurotransmitter _______ have been particularly implicated in increased aggression in animals, including humans.

Which behavior would not be expected in a patient with bilateral damage to the amygdala?

What are the eight basic facial expressions of emotion proposed by Paul Ekman? Which showed significant evidence of cross-cultural similarity and which did not?

Dysfunction of the insula, leading to impairments in emotional awareness is termed _______.

When the _______ facial muscles contract, they change the shape of the mouth, eyes, or nose.

Glucocorticoid receptors regulate the ongoing secretion of stress hormones via

Prolonged stress in childhood can cause long-lasting changes in the expression of adrenal steroid receptors in the brain-this is termed _______.

The universality hypothesis of facial expression has been criticized because it does not allow for _______ display rules, especially in isolated nonliterate groups.

The structures of the Papez circuit of emotion are primarily parts of the _______ system.

_______ is defined as a subjective mental state that is usually accompanied by distinctive cognition, behaviors, and physiological changes.

The stress immunization seen in rat pups appears to be attributable to

Taking the perspective of modern evolutionary psychology, explain how emotions may have been shaped through natural selection, and the adaptive functions they serve.

Which response was not an outcome of the Schachter and Singer experiment?