Aggressiveness
Fear
Brain Mechanisms
Emotions et al
Wild Card
100

Stalking and killing another species for food is what type of aggression?
 

Predatory

100

What brain structure is especially important for the expression of fear behavior?

the amygdala

100

These neurons are active both when performing an action and watching another perform it.

mirror neurons

100

According to Darwin, are basic emotional expressions learned or innate?

innate

100

The '___ side' of the brain is typically responsible for emotions.

right

200

Aggressive behavior directed toward members of the same species to establish hierarchy is called what?

social aggression

200

During fear extinction, what brain area inhibits the amygdala?
 

the prefrontal cortex (PFC)

200

Watching another person experience pain activates brain regions similar to what?

experiencing pain yourself

200

What are Ekman’s six primary emotions?
 

anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise

200

People with Urbach-Wiethe have difficulty with __ expression/perception.

fear

300

Testosterone is most associated with what forms of aggression?
 

territorial and dominance-related aggression

300

What psychopathology is strongly linked to fear conditioning?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

300

Which brain region becomes active when people suppress or re-evaluate emotions?

the medial prefrontal cortex

300

What hypothesis states that facial expressions can influence emotional experience?

the facial feedback hypothesis

300

___ is a non-invasive test that maps brain activity by measuring small changes in blood flow.  

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

400

___ of competitive events often show increases in testosterone.

Winners

400

What syndrome involving amygdala damage causes a lack of fear in monkeys?

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

400

What brain region is linked to both physical pain and social rejection?

the anterior cingulate cortex

400

In classical conditioning, what is the term for a previously neutral stimulus that begins producing a learned response?
 

conditioned stimulus (CS)

400

Which famous patient could not feel fear?

S.M.

500

The presence of a gun in a lab room can raise participants' ___ levels.

testosterone

500

The unprompted return of an extinguished fear behavior over time refers to what?

spontaneous recovery

500

What famous patient showed dramatic personality changes after damage to the frontal lobes?

Phineas Gage

500

What brain structure is especially important for forming memories?

the hippocampus

500
Cats in Bard's cortical removal study showed __ __.

sham rage

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