According to Research Described in the Focus on Neuroscience Box

question 140

True/False

According to research described in the Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," both the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala are responsive to the reward value of attractive faces.

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Definitions:

Opponent Process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that describes how humans perceive colors as the result of opposing responses between two sets of cones in the eyes.

Colour Vision

The ability of the visual system to distinguish and perceive different wavelengths of light as distinct colors.

Proximal Stimulus

The physical energy from a stimulus that directly interacts with sensory receptors, such as light hitting the retina.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that emphasizes the ways in which people encode, store, and retrieve information.