Primates Expressing Decreased Fear and Aggression and Increased Sexual Behavior

question 23

Multiple Choice

Primates expressing decreased fear and aggression and increased sexual behavior likely have

• A) reduced facial expression, due to bilateral lesions of the temporal lobe and limbic system.
• B) Klüver-Bucy syndrome, due to unilateral lesions in the amygdala.
• C) Klüver-Bucy syndrome, due to bilateral removal of the limbic system.
• D) an abnormal fear of violence, due to bilaterally enlarged amygdalas.

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Definitions:

Recall

A cognitive process of retrieving previously learned or experienced information.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive exercise used to assess short-term memory and attention span by having individuals try to remember trigrams or three-letter combinations after various distractions and intervals.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing for a brief period of time.

Decay

A hypothesized process of forgetting in which material is thought to erode, break apart, or otherwise disintegrate or fade.