Structural Brain Changes Have Been Linked to Executive Function

question 108

Multiple Choice

Structural brain changes have been linked to executive function. For example, age-related declines in may affect white matter structures, which underlie all the areas important to executive functioning.

• A) serotonin
• B) the functioning of blood vessels
• C) cognitive abilities
• D) unilateralization

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Definitions:

Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that emotional experiences arise from a combination of a physiological response and a cognitive interpretation of that response.

Physiological Arousal

The body's physical response to stimuli, involving increased heart rate, respiration, and energy mobilization.

Cannon-Bard

A theory of emotion that proposes that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously and independently.

James-Lange

a theory of emotion proposing that emotions result from our interpretations of bodily reactions to stimuli.