What Is the Somatic Marker Hypothesis

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the somatic marker hypothesis?

• A)Emotions are primarily driven by internal changes in the body,rather than any situational factors external to the body.
• B)The brain operates primarily as a "somatic marker" of the body.
• C)People look to information in their environment when they are trying to rationally make a decision about what to do in a situation.
• D)People experience certain bodily changes as emotions,and they come to associate those changes with positive or negative experiences.

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Definitions:

Auditory Nerve

A nerve in the inner ear that transmits sound information from the cochlea to the brain.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information via electrical and chemical signals.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Wernicke's Area

A region in the brain's temporal lobe involved in the understanding of spoken language.