Question

.1. Discuss the contributions of the following brain areas to emotion: hypothalamus, insular cortex, basal ganglia, anterior cingulate gyrus.

2. Describe the relationship between serotonin and aggression. How is the relationship affected by testosterone? By antidepressant drugs such as fluoxetine?

3. The characteristic most closely predicted by performance on intelligence tests is ______.

a) socioeconomic status B) job performance C) performance in school D) income

4. Which test do many theorists prefer to use as a measure of intelligence?

A) the original Stanford-Binet test B) the Wechsler Child Intelligence Scale C) the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale D) the Raven Progressive Matrices

5. Studies have found that childhood exposure to infectious diseases does not have a significant effect on intelligence, as once was previously thought.

A) True B) False

Answer 1

Answer with explanation is given below :-

0 Discuss the contributions of the following brain areas to emotion... Ans Hypothalamus - Hypothalamus is involved . in some emotions. Lateral . arts of the hypothalamus are involved in emo- rions like Pleasince and siage.. median part of hypothalammes involved in aversion, displeasure and unconitriollable loud bughing..... Insular cortex - Its control anger, sadness 2 fear and anxiety, disgust, : happiness or joy, trust, surprise as well as social emotions, :... Basal ganglia - It is associated with depression, monia, omxiety and apathy. anterior: cingulate gyrus - It is associated with the pain .

2) Relationship between seretonin and aggression anger or aggression, low. .. Serotonin levels affect the brain's response to anger, low level of serotonin con increase the anger or aggress level of seretonin control the emistional response and it can increased the anger. Relation affected by testosteron. High Testosterone levels leads to increased en aggression. Testosterone act antagonistically with serotonin . Affect of fluoxetine 1. Fluoxetine help to increases the level of seretonin by Preventing the molecule from breabsorbed by the body fluoxetine is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor Fluoxetine increase the level of serotonin which help to decrease the aggressive behaviows -

5 . Ans B. False

3. The characteristic most closely Predicted by Performance on intelligence test is - Ans> ® Performance in school. explanation Test of Performance in school is most closely . Predicted by Performance on intelligence YO 4 Which test do many theorists prefer to use as a measure of intelligence ? Angs All The original stand ford - Binet test.. . ... explomation stand ford Binet test is most Prifera ble test as a measure of intelligence. -

Explanation :-

Previously thought that if childhood exposed to infection that effect on intelligence .