You See the Lady Standing Next to You at the Bus

question 3

Multiple Choice

You see the lady standing next to you at the bus stop.Based on her body language and facial expression,you assume she is upset about something.Identify the limbic structure that is MOST likely to have helped you assess her emotional state.

• A)the amygdala
• B)the hippocampus
• C)the nucleus accumbens
• D)the thalamus

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Definitions:

Embarrassment

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness often triggered by realizing a social mistake.

Shame

A complex emotion that combines feelings of dishonor, unworthiness, and embarrassment.

Lifelong Temperament

The aspect of an individual's personality that is believed to be biologically based and relatively stable throughout life.

Subject Well-Being

A term referring to how individuals perceive and evaluate their own life satisfaction and emotional health.