AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This side of your brain helps you do math, read, have order, speak, needs rules, helps you be good at memorizing, processes language.
A
Right hemisphere
B
Left hemisphere
C
Cerebral cortex
D
Brainstem
E
Association areas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The left brain handles mathematical equations, but the right brain helps out with comparisons and rough estimates.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, most language processing occurs in the brain’s left temporal lobe. In contrast, mathematical processing is more widespread in the brain: it occurs in the frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal lobes of both left and right hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main parts of the brain involved in language processes are the Broca’s area, located in the left frontal lobe, which is responsible for speech production and articulation, and the Wernicke’s area, in the left temporal lobe, associated with language development and comprehension.

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