Chapter 3 Biological Psychology

Question 1

Four Brain Lobes

Answer 1

frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobe

Question 2

Frontal Lobes Function

Answer 2

executive functioning: oversee and organize most other brain functions; thinking, planning, language, speech comprehension;

Question 3

Parietal Lobe Function

Answer 3

senses touch, pain, and temperature; help track objects’ locations in space; communicate info to motor cortex when we reach grasp or move our eyes;

Question 4

Temporal Lobe Function

Answer 4

plays a role in hearing, understanding language, and storing autobiographical memories; speech comprehension

Question 5

Occipital Lobe Function

Answer 5

specialized for vision

Question 6

Left Hemisphere

Answer 6

fine-tuned language skills: speech comprehension + production, reading, writing; actions: making facial expressions, motion detection;

Question 7

Right Hemisphere

Answer 7

coarse language skills: simple speech, simple writing, tone of voice; visuospatial skills: perceptual grouping, face perception;

Question 8

Injury to right hemisphere

Answer 8

left-sided weakness/movement problems
movement disorders
spatial awareness problems
visuospatial problems
lowering of facial recognition

Question 9

Injury to left hemisphere

Answer 9

weakness or paralysis on right side of body
difficulty recognizing objects (agnosia)
speech and language problems (aphasia)

Question 10

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 10

Sympathetic (arousing, activates under pressure) and Parasympathetic (calming, maintains body functions)

Question 11

Central Nervous System

Answer 11

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 12

The Brain: Weight

Answer 12

2-3 pounds (primarily water and fat)

Question 13

The Brain: Neurons

Answer 13

approximately 85 billion neurons

Question 14

Social Learning Theory

Answer 14

we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished; learn by observing someone be operantly conditioned;