The Fast Response System of Emotional Processing Helps People Respond

Multiple Choice

The fast response system of emotional processing helps people respond quickly to dangerous events, even before they are cognitively aware of a threat. This system relies on deep-brain circuitry, primarily in the ________, for automatic operation that occurs without conscious control.

A) frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
B) meninges
C) diencephalon
D) corpus callosum
E) limbic system