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6. Lesioned VLPFC patients are:

  • More likely to endorse high conflict, personal moral dilemmas
  • Less likely to endorse high conflict, personal moral dilemmas
  • As equally likely as controls to endorse high conflict, personal moral dilemmas
  • None of the above

7. The Dual Process theory of moral development suggests that:

  • All of the above
  • Morality guides social conduct
  • Reason is a cognitive function
  • Morality is a product of reason

8. Deontology can be defined as:

  • Moral rules pertaining to absolute rights
  • None of the above
  • Moral value of an action is one way or another a function of its consequence alone
  • Personal code of conduct within the ethical constraints of a group

9. Which of the following was NOT a finding of the Moll et al (2002) study?

  • Moral/nonmoral unpleasant were rated as less emotional than neutral
  • None of the above
  • Moral/nonmoral unpleasant were rated as more emotional than neutral
  • Moral statements were rated higher on moral content

10. Moral judgements associated with negative emotions are linked to the:

  • None of the above
  • Lateral OFC
  • Medial OFC
  • VLPFC

11. It is predicted for utilitarian dilemmas:

  • Long RTs predict emotional conflict, not reflected in any brain areas
  • None of the above
  • Long RTs predict emotional conflict, reflected in areas associated with cognitive control
  • Short RTs predict emotional conflict, reflected in areas associated with cognitive control

12. Moll et al. (2002) stated that:

  • Morality guides social conduct without need for absolute morality
  • None of the above
  • Moral judgements are inherently emotional
  • Morality is a product of reason

13. Morals can be defined as:

  • None of the above
  • A consensus of manners, customs and shared values within a social group
  • Personal code of conduct within the ethical constraints of a group
  • Moral rules pertaining to absolute rights

14. Difficult over easy dilemmas (high RT > low RT) show increased brain activity in which areas?

  • Anterior cingulate and DLPFC
  • Lateral OFC and DLPFC
  • Anterior cingulate and VMPFC
  • Anterior cingulate and lateral OFC

15. Which of the following is NOT true of lesioned VLPFC patients?

  • Rely on emotional input into decision making
  • None of the above
  • Show blunted affect and deficit in emotional processing
  • Rely on utilitarian response in decision making

16. Nonmoral negative emotions are linked to the:

  • Lateral OFC
  • Left medial OFC
  • DLPFC
  • Left amygdala

17. Consequentialism states that:

  • None of the above
  • Cognition uses cost-benefit analysis to formulate judgements
  • Emotional and cognitive processing both play a role in moral judgements
  • Behaviour is driven by intuitive emotional responses

18. Which brain areas were active during impersonal over personal dilemmas?

  • Medial OFC and parietal lobe
  • DLPFC and parietal lobe
  • Medial frontal gyrus, posterior cingulate, angular gyrus
  • DLPFC and medial OFC

19. Utilitarianism can be defined as:

  • Endorsing harmful actions for the greater good
  • None of the above
  • Moral value of an action is one way or another a function of its consequence alone
  • Moral rules pertaining to absolute rights

20. Which brain areas were mire active for moral over nonmoral unpleasant?

  • VLPFC
  • Left medial OFC
  • Left amygdala
  • Lateral OFC