The Somatic Marker Hypothesis Argues That

question 3

Multiple Choice

The somatic marker hypothesis argues that:

• A) emotion originates in the amygdala.
• B) emotion originates in the hypothalamus.
• C) our autonomic reactions occur first,and then the brain concocts a story to interpret our visceral reaction.
• D) emotion in the relevant brain structures directs our autonomic nervous system.

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Definitions:

Chi-Square

A statistical method employed to assess whether a notable difference exists between the frequencies that are observed and those that are anticipated across one or more categories.

Row Variable

A variable represented by rows in a table or matrix, often used to define or categorize the data horizontally.

Column Variable

A variable represented by columns in a dataset, where each column contains values of the variable for each observation.

Alpha

In statistics, often represents the significance level used in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.