Damasio (1994) Proposed the Somatic Marker Hypothesis, a Thesis That

question 12

Multiple Choice

Damasio (1994) proposed the somatic marker hypothesis, a thesis that is supported by which of the following reported findings related to patients with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex?

• A) These patients show extremely pronounced responses to emotional stimuli.
• B) These patients are emotionally volatile but their judgment is unaffected.
• C) These patients possess an emotional deficit such that they are relatively unresponsive to emotional stimuli.
• D) These patients are likely to make risky choices during the Iowa Gambling Task and show a heightened sympathetic system response when making such risky choices.

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Definitions:

Continental Plates

Large landmasses made of continental crust, floating on the viscous upper mantle of the Earth, and continually moving due to tectonic processes.

Mountain Ranges

Chains or clusters of mountains that are formed by tectonic plate interactions or volcanic activity.

Continental Collision

The process whereby two continental plates collide, leading to mountain building and seismic activity.

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another plate and sinks into the mantle due to gravitational forces.