IB Psychology Revision

What is one primary function of the frontal lobe?

• Regulating emotion

• Controlling heart rate

• Inhibiting impulsive behaviour

• Memory consolidation

Phineas Gage’s injury affected which part of his brain?

• Temporal lobe

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Frontal lobe

Grafman et al. (1996) found that brain damage to which area was associated with aggression?

• Amygdala

• Prefrontal cortex

• Hippocampus

• Occipital lobe

What method did Grafman et al. use to measure aggression?

• Laboratory observations only

• Self-reports and family observations

• MRI scans only

• Peer reviews

System 1 processing is:

• Slow and logical

• Fast and intuitive

• Effortful and rational

• Always correct

According to the dual process model, System 2 is:

• Emotional

• Automatic

• Reflective and effortful

• Based on hormones

Bechara et al. used what task to study decision making?

• Marshmallow Test

• Iowa Gambling Task

• Balloon Analogue Risk Task

• Trolley Problem

Bechara’s study supports the theory that damage to the vmPFC results in:

• Memory loss

• Impulsive decision making

• Lower IQ

• Increased empathy

The amygdala is primarily responsible for:

• Language processing

• Emotional responses like fear

• Motor control

• Sleep cycles

SM, the woman with no fear, lacked functioning:

• Hippocampi

• Amygdalae

• Frontal lobes

• vmPFC