AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Logical decision making is processed here:
A
occipital lobe
B
visual cortex
C
frontal lobe
D
thalamus
E
parietal lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) and hippocampus are the most critical parts of the human brain for decision making.

Detailed explanation-2: -The frontal lobes subserve decision-making and executive control-that is, the selection and coordination of goal-directed behaviors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The frontal lobes are widely implicated in logical reasoning. Recent neuroimaging studies suggest that frontal lobe involvement in reasoning is asymmetric (L>R) and increases with the presence of familiar, meaningful content in the reasoning situation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Functions of the frontal lobe Your frontal lobe is at the front of your brain behind your forehead. Functions of your frontal lobe include: Decision-making, problem-solving.

Detailed explanation-5: -Speech and language production: Broca’s area, a region in the frontal lobe, helps put thoughts into words.

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