AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Ebony patted her friend’s cat she was surprised by the softness of the fur. This tactile information was initially received by the
A
Frontal lobe
B
Parietal lobe
C
Occipital lobe
D
Temporal lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The parietal lobe is vital for sensory perception and integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell. It is home to the brain’s primary sensory area, a region where the brain interprets input from other areas of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The parietal lobe is one of the brain’s major lobes, roughly located at the upper back area in the skull. It processes sensory information received from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, and temperature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Parietal Lobe processes sensory information. Helpful mnemonic: Use a “piranha” fish as your mnemonic. The piranha bites you on the top of the head (where the parietal lobe is located).

Detailed explanation-4: -Your parietal lobe helps with your sense of direction relative to the world around you. A major part of that is how you tell left from right, how you orient yourself and parts of your body using your eyesight, and how you understand sensory input from both sides of your body.

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