Which of the following activates the sympathetic nervous system that is a part of any given emotional reaction?

a. Hippocampus
b. Amygdala
c. Thalamus
d. Hypothalamus


d. Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus activates the sympathetic nervous system that is a part of any given emotional reaction.

Psychology

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c. most participants will be unable to identify either emotional tone. d. positive emotional tones will be identified best when presented to the left ear.

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b. corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH). c. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). d. dopamine.

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(a) places (b) names and faces (c) mathematics (d) Spanish vocabulary (e) all of these

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