The Neural Circuit in Fear / Anxiety Is Believed to Involve

question 21

Multiple Choice

The neural circuit in fear / anxiety is believed to involve (from input to output) :

• A) sensory systems; frontal cortex; adrenal cortex; brain stem / spinal cord
• B) sensory systems; thalamus; amygdala; hypothalamus; midbrain; brain stem / spinal
• C) thalamus; hippocampus; basal ganglia; hypothalamus; brain stem / spinal
• D) thalamus; occipital cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem/spinal
• E) thalamus; temporal cortex; association cortex; motor cortex; brain stem / spinal

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Definitions:

Straightforward Manipulation

The process of altering an independent variable in a simple and clear manner to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

External Validity

The degree to which the results of an experiment may be generalized.

Strong Manipulation

The application of a significant change or intervention in an experiment, aiming to produce a noticeable effect on the dependent variable.

Internal Validity

The certainty with which results of an experiment can be attributed to the manipulation of the independent variable rather than to some other, confounding variable.