It Appears That Circuits Connecting the Amygdala,hippocampus,and Medial Prefrontal Cortex

question 120

Multiple Choice

It appears that circuits connecting the amygdala,hippocampus,and medial prefrontal cortex participate in matching correct responses to their contexts following _______ training.​ 

• A)dishabituation 
• B)sensitization 
• C)habituation 
• D)extinction

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A theory in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards mental processes.

Psychoanalysis

Freud’s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts. Freud’s therapeutic technique used in treating psychological disorders. Freud believed the patient’s free associations, resistances, dreams, and transferences—and the analyst’s interpretations of them—released previously repressed feelings, allowing the patient to gain self-insight.

Humanistic Psychology

A historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.