[Solved] In Studies on the Relationship of Autonomic and Emotional States

Q59:  Damasio hypothesized that somatic markers are A) emotional processes that guide behavior. B) conscious appraisals of subjective emotional states. C) unlearned associations between physical states and subjective feelings. D) stimuli that nearly all human beings respond to emotionally without prior experience.

Q60:  Patients with frontal lobe damage A) respond to most stimuli with normal emotional responses. B) are unable to describe emotional images they have seen in words, but respond to them with typical emotional behaviors. C) do not show typical emotional responses to emotional images, although they are able to describe them in words. D) can neither describe emotional images in words, nor do they show typical emotional responses.

Q61:  Which of the following structures has the greatest direct control over the autonomic nervous system? A) the thalamus B) the hippocampus C) the amygdala D) the hypothalamus

Q62:  The nucleus of the solitary tract is located in the A) medulla. B) pons. C) tectum. D) tegmentum.

Q63:  The sympathetic nervous system is most likely to be active when A) you are settling down for an afternoon nap. B) an on-coming auto crosses over the line onto your side of the road, forcing you to swerve to avoid an accident. C) you just ate your lunch. D) you are relaxing with friends after an exam.

Q65:  For a lab project, Rachel wants to correlate autonomic states, as measured by skin conductance, with emotions produced by watching a video. It is most likely that Rachel will observe A) clear differences in autonomic measures between emotions like anger and fear. B) strong differences between different negative emotions, like anger and fear, but fewer differences between positive and negative emotions in general. C) strong differences between different negative emotions, but no differences between different positive emotions. D) stronger autonomic responses to negative emotions, such as fear or anger, than to positive emotions, like happiness and pride.

Q66:  Damage to the amygdala may be correlated with A) increased rage. B) increased pleasure. C) inability to perceive others' happiness. D) inability to perceive others' fear or anger.

Q67:  The emotional symptoms of Klüver-Bucy syndrome probably result from damage to the A) amygdala. B) orbitofrontal cortex. C) septal area. D) temporal lobe cortex.

Q68:  Lesions of the amygdala in monkeys usually result in A) reductions in fear and anxiety. B) increased aggression. C) increased fear. D) no observable changes in emotional behavior, although learning is impaired.

Q69:  Patient S.M., whose amygdalae were destroyed, A) is totally unable to assess the emotions of others accurately. B) can assess other people's emotions accurately when she is instructed to pay attention to their eyes. C) can assess negative emotions accurately but has difficulty interpreting expressions of positive emotions, like joy. D) can assess other people's emotions by observing their body language but is unable to interpret facial expression and tone of voice.