Which description of the cyclops, as a monster, is archetypal?
a. he is hideously ugly.
b. he is a goat shepherd.
c. the cyclops lives in an enchanted cave.
d. his name is polyphemus.

A). He is hideously ugly.

Explanation:

An archetype is demonstrated as the term that is employed for signifying a 'universal model, pattern, prototype, or symbol' that is commonly used by the authors in the history. For example; the archetype of hero involves the similar character traits of being courageous, brave, smart, handsome, valorous, etc. Similarly, the monsters are portrayed as physically ugly, mentally feeble, connotes evil, create hindrances for the hero, etc.

In the given question, option A i.e. 'he is hideously ugly' displays the archetypal description of Cyclops, the monster in famous epic 'The Odyssey' by Homer, as monsters are universally recognized as physically unattractive that connotes a negative and evil image of theirs in the readers' mind. The ugly looks complements to their scary and violent image. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

the support that the author, uses in the article facing our fears is a): a definition of the part of the brain called the amygdala.

he takes neuroscientist joseph ledoux's words by telling that by falling to distinguish between evolutionary old systems located in the amygdala and newer systems, centered in the prefrontal cortex, doctors have conflated non conscious threat circuits in the brain with circuits that underlie the conscious experience of fear. that, the author says, "leads ledoux to the jarring conclusion that the amygdala, a decades-old centerpiece of the brain's fear circuit, does not underlie the conscious feeling of fear".

despite this, the author points out in the article that that is a controversial notion and that evidence, in animal and humans, supports the idea that core emotions can exist outside of conscious awareness.

i believe the answer is b. we