first test

Question 1

computer information processing is not like a brain

Answer 1

computer chips vs. synaptic connections

brain constantly changing

Question 2

findings on hemispheric specialization and meaning for behavior

Answer 2

Brocha’s area for speech right handed and most left

Cerebellum controls balance. question cerebellum if off balance

Question 3

topdown, bottom up processing

Answer 3

topdown occurs when cognition constructs perception
bottom up occurs when cognition constructs perception

topdown for visual from 2D to 3D idea
bottom up for comparing 3D idea to what person sees

Question 4

variability in speech production. examples, describe 2 reasons

Answer 4

example- someone who has a lisp, or partially deaf

reading lips, listen for syllables and intonation

Question 5

phrenologists were wrong how? right how?

Answer 5

believed specific part of brain wrong, bumps in skull

correct in believing brain grows when excercised

Question 6

explain why system of modules makes sense. give examples

Answer 6

specialized and autonomous
different theories. social reasoning agreed upon
accurate throwing. developed to adapt

Question 7

damage to parietal lobe

Answer 7

two functions- sensation/perception, and integrating sensory input
Damage to the left lobe results in difficulty writing, right-left, math, language
Damage to the right lobe results in neglecting part of the body, difficulty making things