Multiple Choice
Which major subdivision of the nervous system is primarily responsible for interpreting incoming information and issuing orders to the body?
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Organization of the Nervous System
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A frontal lobe area involved in inhibiting behavior is less active in extraverts than in introverts.
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motor control; more
B
processing vision; more
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inhibiting behavior; less
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language comprehension; equally
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Identify the key brain region mentioned in the problem: the frontal lobe area involved in inhibiting behavior.
Understand the relationship between this brain area's activity and personality traits, specifically extraversion and introversion.
Recall that inhibiting behavior refers to the brain's ability to control impulses and restrain inappropriate actions.
Note that the problem states this frontal lobe area is less active in extraverts compared to introverts, meaning extraverts have reduced inhibitory control.
Conclude that the correct description is: 'inhibiting behavior; less' activity in extraverts than in introverts.
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