Donatella participates in a study and is asked to view a series of images that are likely to provoke strong emotion: a father caressing his newborn baby; a child crying at his mother’s funeral; and a shark ferociously attacking a seal. While she views these images, a PET scan monitors her brain activity. What is the PET scan likely to show??
a. ?A specialized region of the prefrontal cortex shows robust activity for all of her emotions.
b. ?Separate cortical “emotion centers” respond to each of her emotions.
c. ?The prototypic “emotional pattern” of activity is observed in response to all of her emotions.
d. ?Distinct patterns of activity will be observed for each of her emotions.
ANSWER:
d
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