Brain scans & emotions Quiz

A type of scan which shows activity levels in different areas of the brain:

• Functional scans

• Structural scans

In the brains scans study, the sample consisted of:

• 10 males

• 10 females

• 20 males and females

• 20 females

What was one conclusion of the brains scans study?

• The content of the dream influences the eye movements during REM

• Less emotionally intense stimuli results in greater amygdala activation

• There is a positive correlation between emotional intensity and remembrance of that stimuli

• Amygdala is not sensitive to varying degrees of emotionally intense stimuli

Which two were controls in the brain scans study?

• Stabilization of head position

• Intensity of the pictures

• All pictures were shown for 2.88 seconds

• the time given to make the self-report rating which was 10.22 seconds

What was one strength of the brain scans study?

• Greater ecological validity due to being conducted in a natural setting

• There was no gender bias so the sample could be generalized to the wider population

• Using an FMRI scanner provides quantitative, objective data

• The study used independent measures design which reduces order effects

In the brain scans study, what was the independent variable?

• Self-report intensity of the pictures

• Recall of the pictures

• Intensity of the amygdala activation

How was the DV in the brain scans study operationalized?

• FMRI % of amygdala activated

• Rating the images on a scale of 0-3

• Whether the participants remember, are familiar or have forgotten the images

In the brain scans study, 12.96 was:

• The period of time participants viewed the stimulus

• The name of the stimuli set used in the study

• The interval period between stimuli

Which of the following is NOT true about amygdala?

• It is almond shaped

• It is located in the brain’s medial temporal lobe

• It is mainly responsible for controlling functions such as heart rate and blood pressure

• It is also responsible for processing emotions such as fear and pleasure

In the brain scans study, which of the following is NOT correct?

• The foils were selected to match the previously presented scenes

• There were significant differences between foils and previously presented scenes

• During the recognition test, subjects were asked whether they had seen each picture before

• Head movement was minimized by using a bite-bar