Exam 14: Emotion, Aggression, and Stress

 Which of the following emotional expressions are NOT understood across cultures

 In humans, lower levels of serotonin are correlated with

 In order to get a job at a convenience store, you had to take a lie-detector test. You were asked a series of questions and you answered truthfully that you had never stolen from your employer or lied during an interview. Unfortunately, you were not hired, because measurements recorded during these questions indicated that you were lying. What is the most likely explanation for this?

 At times of stress, the anterior pituitary communicates with the adrenal glands using

 At times of stress, the hypothalamus communicates with the anterior pituitary gland using

 The hippocampus _____ the HPA axis by ______ release of CRH.

 According to a contemporary view of emotion proposed by John Cacioppo and his colleagues,

 Brittany was interning at a rehabilitation facility for people who had experienced brain damage in automobile accidents. She noticed that some of her patients were usually quite cheerful, in spite of their injuries. It is most likely that Brittany's cheerful patients had

 Mark received a call on his cell phone from his mother, but the reception was so poor and there was so much noise from the street that he had trouble making out her words. Even without knowing exactly what she was saying, however, he knew she was sad from her tone of voice. What can we infer from this information?

 Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Sean frequently mistakes Kyle's concerned expressions as expressions of anger. It might be helpful if Kyle

 Jennifer confronted her boyfriend about rumors that he was cheating on her with one of her friends. Because he maintained eye contact with her throughout their conversation and seemed sincere in his denial, Jennifer should conclude that

 Janice had an accident that resulted in brain damage. Although her intelligence and personality are unchanged, she does seem to have difficulty understanding communication that depends on people's tone of voice or facial expression. The part of her brain that you might suspect was injured would be some area in the

 What changes would you recommend to our criminal justice system on the basis of research findings described in this chapter regarding aggression and lying?

 A condition called "sham rage" can be experimentally produced in an animal by

 The activity of lymphocytes is

 Depression or even death may result from Selye's stage of the GAS that he called,

 John, who is right-handed, is studying a reproduction of the Mona Lisa very intently, without moving his eyes. It is likely that his interpretation of Mona Lisa's emotional expression will be most influenced by

 Describe the lateralization of emotion in the cerebral cortex.

 LeDoux's "threat circuit" depends on connections between the amygdala and the

 The result of activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is