Which Parts of the Brain Have Been of Specific Interest

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which parts of the brain have been of specific interest to those who study the neuroscience perspective of intelligence?

• A) the frontal and parietal lobes
• B) the reticular activating system and the pons
• C) the temporal and occipital lobes
• D) the diencephalon and the basal root ganglia

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory representing the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, as opposed to the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that deals with the reality of the world and tries to meet the needs of the id in socially acceptable ways.

Phallic

Relating to the third stage of psychosexual development in Freud's theory, focusing on pleasure from the genital area.

Latency

The fourth stage in Freud’s psychosexual stages, occurring during the school years, in which the sexual feelings of the child are repressed while the child develops in other ways.