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db_-_request.docxThis is for my Physiological Psychology class.
Please answer each question with a minimum of 150 words each.
The chapter is 4 in the following book.
Biological PsychologyAuthor: Kalat, James W.Edition: 12TH 13 ISBN 13: 978-13-05- 105-409 Publisher: Cengage
1. Empathy and the Amygdala
Empathy is the ability to understand and identify with others’ feelings, situations, and motives. An important aspect of empathy is the ability to correctly distinguish someone else’s emotional state. Discuss if the amygdala is necessary for empathy. What changes in empathic abilities would you expect in someone with damage to the amygdala?
2. Autonomic Arousal and Emotions
Some research suggests that men and women differ in terms of how long the autonomic arousal associated with emotion lasts. If the James-Lange Theory is correct, what would be the implication of women having a longer autonomic arousal than men?
3. Interaction between Physical State and Emotions
Imagine an illness in which a person cannot stop smiling, regardless of their mood or situation. How would this condition affect their emotional state?
4. Serotonin and Violence
The research regarding serotonin and violence has not been conclusive. What is the current thinking about the relationship between serotonin and violence, and what sort of experiment or evidence would you
