Wired for Fear

According to the video, how is fear a useful part of a person's survival mechanism?

• it helps the body detect potential danger

• it keeps the body from overreacting

• it causes the body to freeze

• it helps the body notice a false alarm

Which statement describes a part of the body's fear response, according to the video?

• the hypothalamus floods the body with adrenaline

• the sensory organs send information to the hypothalamus

• the left side of the brain sends signals to the right side

• a false alarm tells the brain to run away

The video shows how the threat alert helps the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala to

• create a memory of the experience

• control the fight or flight response

• tell the body when to relax

• alert the body to stay still

If something that first appeared as a threat turns out to be a false alarm, what will the body likely do?

• run

• freeze

• relax

• fight

Which statement best describes the way the video portrays a person encountering a threat?

• a man laughs when he realizes that a long stick is a snake

• a man quickly runs from a long snake in his path

• a man thinks that he sees a snake in his path

• a man throws a stick at a snake

According to the video, cells called neurons do what job in the fear response?

• they tell the body when to produce adrenaline

• they alert the amygdala that it needs to wake up

• they tell the body when something dangerous is close

• they pass information between the brain and the body

In the video, the model of the brain best helps the viewer understand the

• role of the amygdala plays in the brain

• way the amygdala connects to the thalamus

• role the hippocampus plays in the brain

• way that the body recognizes a false alarm

The amygdala is also known as

• the brain's threat center

• the fight or flight response

• the prefrontal cortex

• the creator of adrenaline

The main purpose of the video was to

• tell about the function of the hippocampus in the brain

• describe the purpose of adrenaline in the fight or flight reaction

• explain the role of the amygdala in the body's fear response

• show how the frontal cortex interacts with the amygdala

When we feel fear, what causes a boost in our blood pressure and heart rate?

• the body flooding with hormones

• the amygdala ordering a stand down

• the prefrontal cortex activating

• the nerves in our facial muscles freezing