Deck 9: Right and Wrong :Conscience

Question 1

Plato's tripartite model of the soul is composed of:

A) the appetitive, rational, and spirited parts
B) the emotional, rational, and cognitive parts
C) the spiritual, appetitive, and emotional parts
D) the cognitive, appetitive, and rational parts

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the components of Plato's tripartite model of the soul motivates us to seek the pleasures necessary to sustain individual life and the continuation of the species?

A) appetitive
B) emotional
C) rational
D) spirited

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When comparing Plato's tripartite model of the soul to Freud's tripartite model of personality, Plato's rational soul is analogous to Freud's:

A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) all of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Conscience:

A) is the sum of social emotions coupled with the moral learning that evokes them
B) contains an emotional and knowledge component
C) is something that is developed over time
D) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following theories posits three interacting systems of behavioral regulation, including the behavioral activating system, the behavioral inhibition system, and the fight-flight-freeze system?

A) prefrontal dysfunction theory
B) reward dominance theory
C) arousal theory
D) social learning theory

Question 6

The behavioral activating system (BAS) is sensitive to signals of:

A) love
B) threat
C) reward
D) punishment

Question 7

The behavioral inhibition system (BIS) can be likened to the Freudian _______ striving for the ideal and representing all the moral "brakes" internalized during the process of socialization.

A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) none of the above

Question 8

The behavioral activating system (BAS) is primarily associated with the neurotransmitter ___________, while the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) is primarily associated with the neurotransmitter ____________.

A) serotonin; dopamine
B) dopamine; serotonin
C) norepinephrine; glutamate
D) glutamate; norepinephrine

Question 9

The branch of the ANS that mobilizes the body for vigorous action in response to a threat is the:

A) parasympathetic system
B) sympathetic system
C) behavioral activating system
D) behavioral inhibition system

Question 10

The emotional component of the conscience has a lot to do with:

A) operant conditioning
B) the prefrontal cortex
C) arousal levels
D) the ego

Question 11

The functions of the prefrontal cortex are collectively referred to as:

A) executive functions
B) logical functions
C) emotional functions
D) all of the above

Question 12

Psychopaths tend to:

A) be less fearful
B) be hypoaroused
C) have an impaired conscience
D) all of the above

Question 13

A hyperarousable ANS is associated with antisocial behavior.

Question 14

The conscience is purely emotional.

Question 15

A weak behavioral inhibition system (BIS) is associated with ADHD and psychopathy.