Connections in What Part of the Brain Are Severed When

question 55

Multiple Choice

Connections in what part of the brain are severed when a lobotomy is performed?

• A) Frontal lobes
• B) Thalamus
• C) Amygdala
• D) Pons

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological concept describing the discomfort experienced when holding contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes, typically leading to a change in one of them to reduce the dissonance.

Attitudes

are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment, which can be observed and measured.

Likert Scale

A psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires, used to gauge attitudes, values, or responses involving degrees of agreement or disagreement.