AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the part of my brain that helps me organize my time, make good decisions about answer choices, and focus my attention
A
Occipital lobe
B
Temporal lobe
C
Frontal lobe
D
Parietal lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The frontal lobe is part of the frontal cortex. It is a part of the brain that plays a role in memory, attention, judgment, and other vital functions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frontal Lobe – The frontal lobe lies just beneath our forehead and is associated with our brain’s ability to reason, organize, plan, speak, move, make facial expressions, serial task, problem solve, control inhibition, spontaneity, initiate and self-regulate behaviors, pay attention, remember and control emotions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) and hippocampus are the most critical parts of the human brain for decision making.

Detailed explanation-4: -A prevailing theory in neuroscience holds that people make decisions based on integrated global calculations that occur within the frontal cortex of the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the rearmost portion of each frontal lobe is a motor cortex, which helps plan, control, and execute voluntary movement, or intentional movement, like moving your arm or kicking a ball.

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