AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the Parietal lobe in the brain responsible for
A
decision making
B
vision
C
hearing and memory
D
sensory (pain, pressure, temperature)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The parietal lobe is behind the frontal lobe, separated by the central sulcus. Areas in the parietal lobe are responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The parietal lobes are responsible for processing somatosensory information from the body; this includes touch, pain, temperature, and the sense of limb position. Like the temporal lobes, the parietal lobes are also involved in integrating information from different modalities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hypothalamus helps keep the body’s internal functions in balance. It helps regulate: Appetite and weight. Body temperature.

Detailed explanation-5: -The parietal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cortex. It is primarily responsible for sensations of touch, such as temperature and pain, but it also plays a role in numerous other functions.

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