Frontal lobe

Question 1

4 areas of the PFC

Answer 1

1. orbito frontal
2. dorsolateral
3. ventromedial
4. frontolimbic

Question 2

this area inhibits control of behaviours and suppresses immediate gratification

Answer 2

orbitofrontal PFC

Question 3

this area is associated with, working memory, planning, problem solving, monitoring behaviour

Answer 3

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Question 4

this area gives meaning to emotion, motivates us, and does attention control

Answer 4

ventromedial PFC

Question 5

this area interprets emotions, integrates emotional behaviour and controls emotion

Answer 5

frontolimbic

Question 6

the PFC operates using ____ control

Answer 6

Top-down

Question 7

3 essential processes in PFC development

Answer 7

myelinization, grey matter changes (pruning), synaptogenesis

Question 8

what area of the PFC is last to develop

Answer 8

DLPFC

Question 9

how does the PFC develop

Answer 9

in an inverted-u trajectory

Question 10

ability to identify and organize the steps and elements needed to achieve a goal

Answer 10

planning (executive abilities)

Question 11

component of executive function that includes selective attention, sustained attention and response inhibition

Answer 11

attentional control

Question 12

ability to switch rapidly between different response sets

Answer 12

set shifting

Question 13

modern conceptualization of executive function point to the importance of ________ and the _____.

Answer 13

personal experience & environment