Explain why people who believe emotion is a right-hemisphere phenomenon are mistaken.
What will be an ideal response?
The specialization of the cerebral hemispheres we have seen in other functions is also evident in emotion. Although both hemispheres are involved in the experience of emotions, the left frontal area is more active when the person is experiencing positive emotions, and the right frontal area is more active during negative emotion.
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a. Lack of sexual desire b. Premature ejaculation c. Erectile dysfunction d. Vasocongestion syndrome e. Duchenne syndrome
a period of time is allowed to elapse after extinction and the conditioned stimulus is again presented, the stimulus will elicit a conditioned response. This reappearance of the conditioned response is called:
a. experimental neurosis b. secondary extinction c. spontaneous recovery d. disinhibition
In Western cultures people explain their successes in terms of luck
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A circadian cycle is about __________ hours long
a) 1.5 b) 12 c) 6 d) 24