Yes/ No Questions
Reasons, reasons
True/False or NG (Activity B)
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100

Many people enjoy watching horror movies, don´t they?

Yes, they do

100

We are afraid of the dark because....

sometimes wild animals or other dangers hid in the dark

100

there are evolutionary reasons why we fear certain things

True

100

Scientists identified an area of the brain that...

that is linked to fear

100

How do movies create tension?

created through mystery, terror, shock and mood

200

There isn´t a specific area of the brain that is linked to fear, is there?

Yes, there is. The amygdala

200

many scary movies have images of animal-like monsters because...

The area of the brain linked to fear produces stronger responses when people view images of animals

200

Scary movies activate fear responses in the amygdala

False

200

It is important to understand what creates...

horror in movies

200

Does the author think horror movies are going to become less popular?

No, he doesn´t

300

The researchers are not curious to know what kind of emotions people are feeling when they are watching a movie, are they?

Yes, they are

300

Most students couldn´t watch horrible images from documentary movies because...

they knew it was real

300

Students spend a lot of money watching horror movies

NG

300

This area of the brain produces stronger responses when...

when people see images of animals

300

Researchers are confused about people´s emotional response to horror movies. Why?

Brain scan research also shows that horror movies on´t actually create fear responses in the amygdala

400

Relevance is one of the components of horror movies, isn´t it?

Yes, it is

400

we enjoy horror because

of the feeling of confidence we experience afterwards

400
Documentary-style movies are especially scary because they feel real

True

400

This may explain why documentary-style movies that are presented as "real "- such as Paranormal activity - are seen as...

are seen as particularly frightening

400
What is the amygdala?

an area of the brain that is linked to fear

500

It is not important to understand what creates horror in movies, is it?

Yes, it is

500

people want to see what happened at the scene of a car accident because

they have a sort of dark curiosity

500

People in their 20s watch more horror movies than anybody else

NG

500

Psychologist Glenn D Walters has identified

a Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS

500

How many factors are needed to create horror?

3