Many of the Physiological Changes During Emotion Are Caused by

question 411

Multiple Choice

Many of the physiological changes during emotion are caused by

• A)the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline.
• B)the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin.
• C)secondary appraisal.
• D)muscular tension.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

A memory disturbance in which new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories make it more difficult to learn and remember new information.

Cue-dependent Forgetting

The failure to recall information in the absence of specific cues or conditions that were present at the time of memory encoding.

Decay

The process through which information is lost over time when it is not used or rehearsed.