If One Blocks Norepinephrine and Has People Listen to an Emotionally

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Multiple Choice

If one blocks norepinephrine and has people listen to an emotionally arousing story, they will remember:

• A) the emotional parts of the story better than the unemotional parts.
• B) the unemotional parts of the story better than the emotional parts.
• C) all parts of the story equally well.
• D) the beginning of the story better than the end.

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Definitions:

Correct Rejection

In signal detection theory, the correct identification that a target stimulus is not present.

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without a person's conscious awareness.

Signal-detection Theory

A theory in psychology and cognitive science that explains how decision makers discern between important stimuli and background noise under conditions of uncertainty.

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that studies the relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.