BRAIN & BEHAVIOR FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026
emotion - ANSWERa subjective mental state accompanied by:
distinctive behaviors and
involuntary physiological changes
autonomic nervous system - ANSWERbiological system responsible for the
physiological changes associated with emotion
Ex: sweating and hear rate quickening when feeling fear
you have no control over this
Folk Psychology (theory of emotion) - ANSWERwe first have EMOTION then
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE
stimulus - perception - emotion - autonomic arousal
James-Lage - ANSWER(theory of emotion)
have PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE - EMOTION
stimulus - perception - autonomic arousal - emotion
problem: is there a unique physiological response associated with each different
emotion?
Facial Feedback Hypothesis - ANSWERwe get feedback from our facial muscles
and it influences our emotional state.
the position of our muscles can influence our mood
Cannon-Bard - ANSWER(theory of emotion)
happens simultaneously
stimulus - perception - general autonomic arousal and emotion
problem: this assumes there is a unique physiological response for each emotion
schachter's cognitive attribution model - ANSWERattributes emotion to nonspecific
feelings of psychological arousal based on where you are or what you're doing.
Ex: who your with and their emotion effects your emotion
epinephrine - ANSWERneurotransmitter that activates the autonomic nervous
system
brain self-stimulation - ANSWERplacing electrons at different parts of the brain to
find positive energy
Medial Forebrain Bundle - ANSWERaxons from the midbrain which pass through the
hypothalamus that are associated with positive emotions
dopamine - ANSWERrelated to positive emotion
, Decorticate Rage - ANSWERremoving the cortex to find an increase of rage and
anger
suggest the cortex is related to keeping emotions in check
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome - ANSWERsuggests that the temporal lobe is related to fear
Amygdala - ANSWERfound in the temporal lobe and elicits fear responses
fear conditioning - ANSWERclassical conditioning that elicits a fear response
Patient SM - ANSWERhas Urbach-Wiethe Disease
causes calcium deposits in the temporal lobe
Low-road - ANSWERprocessing sensory information
goes straight from the thalamus to the amygdala
high-road - ANSWERprocessing sensory information
goes from the thalamus to sensory cortex to amygdala
aggression - ANSWERbehavior intended to cause pain or harm to others
serotonin - ANSWERrelated to aggression, low levels = high aggression
stress - ANSWERa non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it.
difficult to define
more demands more ____.
adrenal cortex - ANSWERcortisol
hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to release tropic hormones
slower acting
stress immunization - ANSWERmild stress early in life
having minor stress as a child can help you handle stress as an adult
could also be due to maternal attention
alarm reaction - ANSWERstage 1 of stress response cycle
sympathetic nervous system
adrenal medulla
adrenal cortex
adaption stage - ANSWERstage 2 of stress response cycle
brings the body back to normal
exhaustion stage - ANSWERreaction to prolonged or frequently repeated stress
increased risk of disease
adrenal medulla - ANSWERepinephrine and norepinephrine
the hypothalamus sends neural signals through the spinal cord
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026
emotion - ANSWERa subjective mental state accompanied by:
distinctive behaviors and
involuntary physiological changes
autonomic nervous system - ANSWERbiological system responsible for the
physiological changes associated with emotion
Ex: sweating and hear rate quickening when feeling fear
you have no control over this
Folk Psychology (theory of emotion) - ANSWERwe first have EMOTION then
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE
stimulus - perception - emotion - autonomic arousal
James-Lage - ANSWER(theory of emotion)
have PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE - EMOTION
stimulus - perception - autonomic arousal - emotion
problem: is there a unique physiological response associated with each different
emotion?
Facial Feedback Hypothesis - ANSWERwe get feedback from our facial muscles
and it influences our emotional state.
the position of our muscles can influence our mood
Cannon-Bard - ANSWER(theory of emotion)
happens simultaneously
stimulus - perception - general autonomic arousal and emotion
problem: this assumes there is a unique physiological response for each emotion
schachter's cognitive attribution model - ANSWERattributes emotion to nonspecific
feelings of psychological arousal based on where you are or what you're doing.
Ex: who your with and their emotion effects your emotion
epinephrine - ANSWERneurotransmitter that activates the autonomic nervous
system
brain self-stimulation - ANSWERplacing electrons at different parts of the brain to
find positive energy
Medial Forebrain Bundle - ANSWERaxons from the midbrain which pass through the
hypothalamus that are associated with positive emotions
dopamine - ANSWERrelated to positive emotion
, Decorticate Rage - ANSWERremoving the cortex to find an increase of rage and
anger
suggest the cortex is related to keeping emotions in check
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome - ANSWERsuggests that the temporal lobe is related to fear
Amygdala - ANSWERfound in the temporal lobe and elicits fear responses
fear conditioning - ANSWERclassical conditioning that elicits a fear response
Patient SM - ANSWERhas Urbach-Wiethe Disease
causes calcium deposits in the temporal lobe
Low-road - ANSWERprocessing sensory information
goes straight from the thalamus to the amygdala
high-road - ANSWERprocessing sensory information
goes from the thalamus to sensory cortex to amygdala
aggression - ANSWERbehavior intended to cause pain or harm to others
serotonin - ANSWERrelated to aggression, low levels = high aggression
stress - ANSWERa non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it.
difficult to define
more demands more ____.
adrenal cortex - ANSWERcortisol
hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to release tropic hormones
slower acting
stress immunization - ANSWERmild stress early in life
having minor stress as a child can help you handle stress as an adult
could also be due to maternal attention
alarm reaction - ANSWERstage 1 of stress response cycle
sympathetic nervous system
adrenal medulla
adrenal cortex
adaption stage - ANSWERstage 2 of stress response cycle
brings the body back to normal
exhaustion stage - ANSWERreaction to prolonged or frequently repeated stress
increased risk of disease
adrenal medulla - ANSWERepinephrine and norepinephrine
the hypothalamus sends neural signals through the spinal cord
