The Part of the Brain That Is Believed to Be

question 174

Multiple Choice

The part of the brain that is believed to be involved in helping us identify the emotional facial expressions of other people is the

• A) orbitofrontal cortex
• B) orbitofrontal ventromedial cortex
• C) Insula
• D) amygdala.

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Definitions:

Mental Representation

The mental imagery of things that are not currently seen or sensed by the sense organs.

Novel Situation

An unfamiliar or new circumstance that an individual encounters, which may require adaptation or new responses.

Concepts

Abstract ideas or general notions that exist in the mind as representations of categories of objects, events, or qualities.

Mental Representation

An internal image or symbol of external reality, representing aspects of the world or one's own mental processes or concepts.