Question

post-assessment
question 3 of 10
how does the brain influence your emotions, thoughts, and values?
○ it rejects sensory signals.
○ it controls your reaction to emotions.
○ it assesses the cost of sensory signals.
○ it makes you forget any prior memories.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "It rejects sensory signals" is incorrect as the brain processes, not rejects, sensory signals.
• "It controls your reaction to emotions" is correct. The brain (especially areas like the limbic system) regulates emotional responses, thoughts, and values by processing information and triggering appropriate reactions.
• "It assesses the cost of sensory signals" is incorrect; the brain doesn't assess "cost" of sensory signals in this context.
• "It makes you forget any prior memories" is incorrect; the brain's role isn't to make you forget memories (memory loss in some cases is due to injury/disease, not a normal function for influencing emotions/thoughts/values).

Answer:

B. It controls your reaction to emotions.