3-Thinking And Feeling Flashcards
Regions in the forebrain responsible for rational thought and language.
Rational brain
The parts of the brain, midbrain, and hindbrain responsible for processing and creating emotions.
Emotional brain
Thinking, feeling, and remembering
Cognition
The region of the frontal lobes where rational thought is processed.
Prefrontal cortex
The mind’s representation of a person’s sensory experiences.
Mental images (prototypes)
Sets of related characteristics, examples, ideas, or rules that allow the mind to understand the world.
Concepts
Grouping together events, ideas, and objects that share similar characteristics.
Concept formation
A type of thinking and communicating that attaches concepts to words or symbols.
Language