Ahn Is Participating in a Research Study Assessing the Impact

question 32

Multiple Choice

Ahn is participating in a research study assessing the impact of brain damage on emotion recognition.She is asked to scan through a series of images and decipher the facial expressions of several individuals.Ahn performs well on the task but is consistently unable to recognize the expression of disgust.Ahn most likely suffered damage to which area of her brain?

• A)Basal ganglia
• B)Amygdala
• C)Cingulate cortex
• D)Insula

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person or animal learns to behave helplessly, failing to respond even though there are opportunities for them to help themselves by avoiding unpleasant situations or by gaining positive rewards.

Internal Locus

The belief that one's actions are primarily controlled by personal decisions and efforts rather than external factors.

Type A Personality

A temperament characterized by excessive ambition, aggression, competitiveness, drive, impatience, need for control, focus on quantity over quality and unrealistic sense of urgency.

Uncontrollable Aversive Events

Situations or events that are unpleasant or harmful and cannot be controlled or avoided by the individual, often leading to feelings of helplessness.