The fast response system of emotional processing helps people respond quickly to dangerous events, even before they are cognitively aware of a threat. This system relies on deep-brain circuitry, primarily in the ________, for automatic operation that occurs without conscious control.
A) frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
B) meninges
C) diencephalon
D) corpus callosum
E) limbic system

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The limbic system, specifically the amygdala, is responsible for the fast response system of emotional processing that operates without conscious control. The other options are not directly involved in this automatic response system.

The Fast Response System of Emotional Processing Helps People Respond