PSY 1 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Receptive Aphasia, Social Cognition, Occipital Lobe
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Psych 1 section quiz #2 review: phrenology. The detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities: binding problem. The issue of how the brain represents the pairing of color and shape. How different areas of the brain can work together to perceive one object: parkinson"s disease: involves damage to the basal ganglia. Fox has parkinson"s disease: the effects of prefrontal damage. Pseudodepression and/ or pseudpsychopathy: language areas of the brain. Left side of the brain: island of reil (insular cortex) Felt desires such as food and drug cravings. Part of human visual system that is specialized for facial recognition. Located on the temporal lobe, usually larger in right hemisphere: broca"s aphasias (nonfluent/expressive aphasia) Have trouble speaking fluently but comprehension can be relatively preserved: wernicke"s aphasias (fluent/ receptive aphasia) Inability to grasp the meaning of spoken words and sentences is impaired, but you can still speak fluently: neglect syndrome.
