AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What part of the brain is concerned with the perception and recognition of auditory stimuli (hearing) and memory (hippocampus)?
A
Frontal lobe
B
Parietal lobe
C
Temporal lobe
D
Occipital lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The function of the temporal lobe centers around auditory stimuli, memory, and emotion. The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory complex. This is the first area responsible for interpreting information in the form of sounds from the ears.

Detailed explanation-2: -Temporal lobe They receive messages from the ears so that you can recognise sound and messages. This part of the brain also recognises speech and is how you understand what someone says to you. It also helps your sense of smell. Your short term memory is also kept here.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temporal Lobe. The temporal lobes contain a large number of substructures, whose functions include perception, face recognition, object recognition, memory, language, and emotion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The temporal lobes sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory cortex, which receives auditory information from the ears and secondary areas, and processes the information so we understand what we’re hearing (e.g. words, laughing, a baby crying).

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