Irving underwent brain surgery as a child and sustained damage to his amygdala during the procedure. How will this damage affect how he attempts to interpret others' emotions?
A. He will maintain eye contact longer than other people.
B. He will generally avoid making eye contact.
C. He will focus more on their tone of voice.
D. He will pay more attention to signs of arousal.
Answer: B
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a. half of the studies found a statistically significant difference, but the other half did not. b. the mean for females was .50 units different from the mean for males. c. gender has a moderate effect on the measures of nonverbal behavior. d. the study found large gender differences in nonverbal behavior.
Which of the following is false about sensation?
A. Sensation refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. B. We have a sensory system that provides information about balance, called the vestibular sense. C. We have more than five senses. D. When sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor, sensation has occurred
Gina is recalling the time last year that she hiked up a big hill in the rain with a group of her friends. This memory would be best described as a(n) ____ memory
a. implicit b. vigilance c. semantic d. episodic
Regarding emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. All emotions are processed by the cerebral cortex. b. It is possible to experience positive and negative emotions at the same time. c. Basic emotions can be mixed to yield a third, more complex emotion. d. Our primitive fear response is not under the control of higher brain centers.