Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 2

Emotions have four qualities: They are expressed in stereotypical (a) _____ expressions and have distinctive (b) _____ responses; they are less controllable and may not respond to (c) _____; they influence many (d) _____ functions; and some emotions, such as smiling, are (e) _____ in the brain. The brain area that functions to detect and evaluate stimuli, especially threatening ones, and to store memories with emotional content is called the (f) _____. Because this brain structure receives sensory information so quickly, it triggers a fearful reaction without (g) _____. The brain structure involved in producing emotions from thoughts alone and in analyzing the emotional consequences of actions is called the (h) _____.