Which of the following directly measures brain activity, thus bypassing the traditional approach of measuring indirect signs of emotional arousal?
a. GSR detectors
b. fMRI
c. polygraph
d. the kinesic approach
ANSWER: b
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a. People can perceive stimuli below the threshold of awareness. b. The effects of subliminal perception are strong. c. Motivational states may influence the effects of subliminal perception. d. Advertisers have used tactics that attempt to subliminally persuade people's opinions. e. The majority of Americans believe that subliminal perception exists.
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a. repression b. anterograde amnesia c. proactive interference d. Korsakoff's Syndrome
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a) intimacy and decision/commitment b) infatuation c) passion and intimacy d) passion and decision/commitment
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a. gamma motor neurons b. extrafusal muscle fibers c. alpha motor neurons d. intrafusal muscle fibers