Donatella Participates in a Study and Is Asked to View

question 75

Multiple Choice

Donatella participates in a study and is asked to view a series of images that are likely to provoke strong emotion: a father caressing his newborn baby;a child crying at his mother's funeral;and a shark ferociously attacking a seal.While she views these images,a PET scan monitors her brain activity.What is the PET scan likely to show?

• A)A specialized region of the prefrontal cortex shows robust activity for all of her emotions.
• B)Separate cortical "emotion centers" respond to each of her emotions.
• C)The prototypic "emotional pattern" of activity is observed in response to all of her emotions.
• D)Distinct patterns of activity will be observed for each of her emotions.

Understand the central attitudes of the scientific approach to psychology.

Identify the goals of science and the empirical method's role in psychology.

Differentiate between behavior and mental processes in psychology.

Recognize key historical figures and their contributions to psychology.

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