Brain Abnormalities & Injuries

Question 1

Frontal Lobe Functions:

Answer 1

Executive functions

Ability to self-monitor

Question 2

Temporal Lobe Functions:

Answer 2

Auditory information processing

Memory

Question 3

Parietal Lobe Functions:

Answer 3

Senses

Question 4

Occipital Lobe Functions:

Answer 4

Visual Perceptions

Question 5

Sympathetic Nervous System Functions:

Answer 5

Speeds up your body for fight or flight (dilates pupils, increased heart rate, dilates airways, activates sweat glands, etc.)

Question 6

Parasympathetic Nervous System Functions:

Answer 6

Slows down your body after a stressful experience (constricts pupils, slows heart rate, constricts airways, etc.)

Question 7

Overall Major Limitations of Biological Theories

Answer 7

Correlation is not causation

Measures of biological responses often cannot pinpoint exactly what is occurring within the brain and body

All biology occurs in a social environment