As an Elected Member of Congress Prepares to Vote on a Proposed

question 65

Essay

As an elected member of Congress prepares to vote on a proposed bill, he/she is influenced by a number of factors. List at least five modern factors and describe how they may affect the legislation process.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobe

The part of the brain located at the front of the cerebral hemispheres, involved in decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, and emotion regulation.

Binding Problem

The challenge in cognitive science of explaining how different aspects of a sensory experience (like color, shape, and location) are integrated into a cohesive whole in our perception.

Functions

Mathematical entities that assign a single output value for each input value, following specific rules or relationships.

Split-Brain Patients

Individuals who have had the corpus callosum, the connective bridge between the brain's two hemispheres, severed, often as a treatment for severe epilepsy, leading to unique insights into brain function.