Elizabeth just found out that her boss wants to see her tomorrow and she is worried about the reason for that meeting. Robert broke his ankle in a pick-up game of football. If we could image Elizabeth's and Robert's brains at the time of their "hurts," what would we expect to see?
a. Elizabeth and Robert would show similar patterns of activity in their anterior cingulate cortices
b. Elizabeth and Robert would both show activity in their anterior cingulate cortices, but Robert's activity would be much more dramatic than Elizabeth's.
c. Elizabeth would show greater activity in her amygdala, whereas Robert would show greater activity in his anterior cingulate cortex.
d. Elizabeth would show greater activity in her anterior cingulate cortex, whereas Robert would show greater activity in his amygdala.
a
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