Question

1. Describe a specific concept from the beginning (relating to motor, early perceptual processing, or object recognition). Then, explain how this relates to executive functioning. (Hint think about how executive processing might lead to action, or alternatively how sensory input might influence executive processing).

2. Briefly describe what posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is. Then explain how one aspect of this disorder relates to our basic understanding of the brain. Your answer can focus on either sensory, motor, linguistic, emotional, or executive functioning, as long as you clearly explain how it relates to the disorder.

3. Scientific understanding of cognition is improved by having the ability to see what kind of dysfunction occurs with brain damage. Explain 1) a particular type of brain damage, 2) the aspect of cognition it impairs, and 3) a specific example of what kind of behavioral problem would result from this impairment.

4. Pick one concept in psychology that is a so-called “umbrella” term, which people in the general public may think is a simple easy-to-define single mechanism. Then describe two different subtypes of this concept. In other words, describe how this umbrella term is broken down to be more specific by expert psychologists/cognitive neuroscientists.

Answer 1

1. Describe a specific concept from the beginning (relating to motor, early perceptual processing, or object recognition). Then, explain how this relates to executive functioning.

Executive functions are referred to as the processes of brain that would be required for controlling thoughts in the brain along with the emotions as well as actions. Executive function are important as these are our cognitive abilities that would be important for the self control of a person, along with an increase in the cognitive abilities as well as the working memory.

Object recognitions n is one of the aspects of executive functioning. Objectrecognition is the process by which a person would be able to identify the physical properties of an object such as their colour or texture. As a result of this, the person would be able to relate the shapes and sizes to other objects, ultimately allowing them to distinguish between the two. Visual object recognition is one of the abilities of humans, where they could identify objects from great distances.

It is relative to executive functioning as there is involvements of recognition memory. In fact, the ability to recognise a substance increases if it is associated with a context that affects the sensory input, allowing for a more accurate recognition of object.