Question

Walking home late at night after watching a scary movie at a friend's house, ashley suddenly hears a strange, shrill noise that almost sounds like a distant scream. her heartbeat and blood pressure increase, her muscles tense, her mouth goes dry, and she begins to perspire. ashley is experiencing the _____ component of emotion that is due to the activation of her _____.

Answer 1

The answer is physiological; sympathetic nervous system. The physiological segment of emotion is intricate and includes numerous zones of the cerebrum and the nervous system. A lot of the physiological excitement that we involvement with emotion is an aftereffect of reactions in the autonomic nervous system.