Question

close read: analyze the text
identify the choice that best answers the question.
read the following excerpt from \why do some brains enjoy fear?\
haunted houses are great at this—they deliver a startle scare by triggering one of our senses with different sounds, air blasts, and even smells. these senses are directly tie
our fear response and activate the physical reaction, but our brain has time to process the fact that these are not
eal\ threats. our brain is lightning - fast at processing threat
seen the process thousands of times from behind the walls in scarehouse—someone screams and jumps and then immediately starts laughing and smiling.
in this excerpt, why does dr. kerr mention that people often start \laughing and smiling\ directly after a scare?
a to show how irrational people can be
b to show how enjoyable a trip to a haunted house can be
c to show how quickly the brain can determine a threat is not real
d to show how efficiently brain chemicals can alter people’s responses to fear

Explanation:

The text mentions that the brain has time to process that the threats in a haunted house (like the ones in ScareHouse) are not real. People scream and jump (fear response) but then immediately laugh and smile. This shows the brain's quick processing. Option C aligns with the idea of the brain quickly determining the threat is not real. Option A is incorrect as there's no indication of people being irrational. Option B is too general about the enjoyment of the trip. Option D about brain chemicals is not mentioned in the text.

Answer:

C. to show how quickly the brain can determine a threat is not real