In One Study, Compared to Normal Participants, Participants Injected with Botox

question 25

Multiple Choice

In one study, compared to normal participants, participants injected with Botox showed less brain activity while they imitated angry faces. Thus, it is indeed possible that these participants felt less emotion as a consequence of the Botox, according to which theory of emotion?

• A)facial feedback hypothesis
• B)the common sense theory
• C)attribution theory
• D)emotional appraisal theory

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Definitions:

Anesthetic

A substance that induces insensitivity to pain, used during surgical procedures to induce loss of sensation or consciousness.

Insensibility

The lack of physical sensation or the inability to react to sensory stimuli.

Pain

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

Touch

The sense by which objects or pressure are perceived through the skin, vital for human perception and interaction.