Criminology - Whole Unit

This man was a railroad worker in the late 1800's until an accident caused a large pole to move through his head, causing severe damage. Miraculously, he walked away from the accident and went on to live a relatively normal life

• Phineas Gage

• Carl Wernicke

• Henry Molaison

• B.F. Skinner

Why is it the case that Phineas Gage does not represent "good" evidence to use in IB psychology?

• He wasn't very nice to women

• He did not immediately see a doctor about his brain injury

• Psychologists did not rigorously study his case while he was alive

• His personality changed too much after the incident

What is the most important lobe of the brain for higher order thinking?

• Parietal
• Temporal
• Frontal
• Occipital
• Hippocampus

What is involved with memory, emotion, and fear?

• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Thalamus
• Amygdala
• temporal-occipital junction

This area of the brain is associated with reasoning, planning, thinking, and decision-making.

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Prefrontal Cortex

• Entorhinal Cortex

what machine is used to locate the area of brain damage?

• MRI

• fMRI

• X-ray

• PET

Recall the dual process model of decision making

Check characteristics of system 1 processing

• Intuitive

• automatic

• conscious

• based on emotion

• slow

select activities associated with system 1 processing

• make a disgust face when shown a horrible picture

• monitor the appropriateness of your behaviour in a social situation

• detect hostility in a voice

• find your way in a new city

Recall the dual process model of decision making

Which characteristics describe system 2 processing [check all that apply]

• slow

• conscious

• intuitive

• based on experience

• rational

Recall the dual process model of decision making

which of the following activities are system 2? check all that apply

• solving a complex math equation

• walking to the bathroom from your bedroom

• recognizing shock in someones facial expression

• solving a jigsaw puzzle