Neuro Exam 3

Which of these is NOT one of Phineas Gage’s symptoms post brain injury?

• Emotional outbursts
• Poor decision making
• IQ severely dropped
• Became irresponsible

What is the critical pathway for auditory fear conditioning?

• LGN to amygdala
• MGN to temporal lobe
• LGN to temporal lobe
• MGN to amygdala

In what order are the essentials of classical conditioning?

• UCS, CS, CR, UCR
• UCR, UCS, CS, CR
• UCR, CR, UCS, CS
• UCS, UCR, CS, CR

The _______ is responsible for the sympathetic response to auditory fear, while ______ is responsible for the behavioral response.

• Hypothalamus ; amygdala
• PAG ; hypothalamus
• Amygdala ; MGN
• Hypothalamus; PAG

The extinction of fear response is a increase in conditioned responses following nonreinforced exposure to a feared conditioned stimulus.

• T
• F

What muscle can be activated voluntarily for a 'polite' smile?

• Orbicularis oculi muscles
• Zygomatic muscles
• Ocular muscles
• Zygometric muscles

What role does the amygdala play in emotions?

• Recognition of negative body language
• Recognition of positive facial expressions
• Recognition of positive body language
• Recognition of negative facial expressions

A snake appears out of the bushes! You begin trembling and your heart rate increases. You then feel fearful. What theory is this?

• Cannon-Bard theory
• Two-factor theory
• James-Lange theory

What physiological systems are involved in the stress response? (choose all that apply)

• The nervous system

• The endocrine system

• The immune system

• Lymphatic system

What glands are involved in stress response? (choose all that apply)

• Pituitary

• Pineal

• Thyroid

• Adrenal