Your Textbook Discusses the Neural Pathways Responsible for Instinctual Fear $\rightarrow$

question 160

Multiple Choice

Your textbook discusses the neural pathways responsible for instinctual fear responses that occur when you perceive a threatening stimulus. Why does this instinctual fear response take place before you have time to consciously evaluate the stimulus?

• A) because the fear response is classically conditioned, and classically conditioned responses cannot be consciously experienced
• B) because the direct thalamus \(\rightarrow\) amygdala route bypasses the cerebral cortex, where conscious recognition takes place
• C) because the direct thalamus \(\rightarrow\) hypothalamus route activates the parasympathetic nervous system, triggering the fight-or-flight response
• D) because the instinctual fear response is a spinal reflex, and does not involve conscious thought

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