PYC3702 EXAM PACK QUESTIONS AND WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED AS CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2024 GRADED A+

PYC3702 EXAM PACK QUESTIONS AND WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED AS CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2024 GRADED A+ What does the Frontal Lobe control? decision making, empathy, mirror neurons, impulsivity, producing language What are mirror neurons? neurons that fire when an individual performs an action, or when an individual observes an action. What does the Temporal Lobe control? processing auditory information, interpreting language, words, tone and meaning What does the Parietal Lobe control? processing sensory / environmental information, movement, balance, mental geographic maps What does the Occipital Lobe control? processing visual information What is cognitive psychology? scientific study of mental processes What is the mind? (1) The mind creates and controls mental functions such as perception, attention, memory, emotions, language, deciding, thinking, and reasoning. (2) The mind is a system that creates representations of the world so that we can act within it to achieve our goals What did people believe in the 1800s while studying the mind? It is not possible for the mind to study itself and properties of the mind cannot be measured. What significance did Franciscus Donders (1868) have? He stated that there is a time between when we see something and when we respond. There are mental processes. He wanted to measure how long it takes a person to make a decision (Reaction time) What is simple reaction time? shortest reaction time, one stimuli and one response (Push button as quick as possible when light comes on) What is choice reaction time? Choice involves multiple stimuli and separate responses for each individual stimulus