PSYC 101 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED
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Frontal Lobe
Analyzes the best response to traffic situations; making plans and judgements
Parietal Lobe
Integrates information from all of the senses (i.e. helps determine if the driver's car may
fit into a parking space)
Occipital Lobe
Interprets visual information that the driver receives
Temporal Lobe
Interprets traffic sounds that are heard by the driver
Broca's Area
Initiates conversations with passengers or other drivers
Wernicke's Area
Allows the driver to read street signs and carry conversations in their car
Visual Cortex
Processes road signs and signals (i.e. stop lights, speed limit signs)
Auditory Cortex
Processes the sounds of other vehicles (i.e. sirens, horns, passing vehicles)
Motor Cortex
Initiates driving actions (i.e. moving the right foot to the gas or brake pedals)
Sensory Cortex
Registers the pressure of the right foot on the gas or brake pedal
Medulla Oblongata
Regulates breathing and heart rate while the person concentrates on driving
Pons
Assists in the coordination of driving motions and in alertness
Reticular Formation
Regulates the driver's alertness and/or drowsiness while they are at the wheel
Cerebellum
Influences memory and learning; coordinates left and right hand movements on the
steering wheel
Hypothalamus
Controls maintenance functions; makes the driver aware when they are too hot or too
cold (to adjust the temperature controls), too hungry or thirsty, or in need of a restroom
stop
Thalamus
Relays visual and auditory cues to areas of the cerebrum
Hippocampus
Contributes to the formation of memories or road hazards and directions for future trips
Amygdala
Initiates emotion (aggression, rage, fear, and anxiety); may be active during road rage
(i.e. anger generated by another driver behaving recklessly)
Pituitary Gland
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Frontal Lobe
Analyzes the best response to traffic situations; making plans and judgements
Parietal Lobe
Integrates information from all of the senses (i.e. helps determine if the driver's car may
fit into a parking space)
Occipital Lobe
Interprets visual information that the driver receives
Temporal Lobe
Interprets traffic sounds that are heard by the driver
Broca's Area
Initiates conversations with passengers or other drivers
Wernicke's Area
Allows the driver to read street signs and carry conversations in their car
Visual Cortex
Processes road signs and signals (i.e. stop lights, speed limit signs)
Auditory Cortex
Processes the sounds of other vehicles (i.e. sirens, horns, passing vehicles)
Motor Cortex
Initiates driving actions (i.e. moving the right foot to the gas or brake pedals)
Sensory Cortex
Registers the pressure of the right foot on the gas or brake pedal
Medulla Oblongata
Regulates breathing and heart rate while the person concentrates on driving
Pons
Assists in the coordination of driving motions and in alertness
Reticular Formation
Regulates the driver's alertness and/or drowsiness while they are at the wheel
Cerebellum
Influences memory and learning; coordinates left and right hand movements on the
steering wheel
Hypothalamus
Controls maintenance functions; makes the driver aware when they are too hot or too
cold (to adjust the temperature controls), too hungry or thirsty, or in need of a restroom
stop
Thalamus
Relays visual and auditory cues to areas of the cerebrum
Hippocampus
Contributes to the formation of memories or road hazards and directions for future trips
Amygdala
Initiates emotion (aggression, rage, fear, and anxiety); may be active during road rage
(i.e. anger generated by another driver behaving recklessly)
Pituitary Gland
