The Focus on Neuroscience Box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye

question 66

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces, some looking directly at the viewer (eye-contact) and some looking away (non-eye-contact) . What did the results of this study show?

• A)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows increased activity.
• B)When we make eye contact with any person, whether they are attractive or not, both the orbital frontal cortex and the amygdala show low levels of activation.
• C)When we view faces of attractive people averting their gaze and not making eye contact the ventral striatum becomes highly active.
• D)When we make eye contact with an attractive person, the brain area that is associated with the expectation of a reward shows decreased activity.

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Definitions:

Talking

The act of conveying thoughts, feelings, or information through verbal language.

Eye Contact

The act of looking directly into another person's eyes, which can communicate various emotions and intentions.

Kinesics

Study of human movement and gesture.

Haptics

The study and use of touch and its effects in communication and interaction between people or with technology.