AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the cerebral cortex, the occipital lobe is to vision as the temporal lobe is to ____
A
visual stimuli
B
taste stimuli
C
tactile stimuli
D
auditory stimuli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The occipital lobes sit at the back of the head and are responsible for visual perception, including colour, form and motion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, it is concluded that the Temporal lobe is to hearing as the occipital lobe is to vision. The occipital lobe is the part of the brain that manages data received through the sense of vision. This lobe is located behind and below the parietal and temporal lobes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The occipital lobe is the back part of the brain that is involved with vision.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary auditory cortex (A1) is located on the superior temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe and receives point-to-point input from the ventral division of the medial geniculate complex; thus, it contains a precise tonotopic map.

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