Certain patients with brain damage show a lack of guilt and embarrassment. They also make many impulsive, poor decisions, apparently because they cannot imagine how they will feel afterward. These reactions occur most often after damage to the ______ cortex
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
frontal or temporal
frontal
temporal
prefrontal
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A. Alice is currently on a diet; her friendship clique also diet aggressively. B. Sue is of average to slightly above average weight but wants to lose a few pounds. C. Megan's friends are concerned about the weight she has lost since she began working out with the swim team. D. Jean has always been fairly thin despite the fact that she eats quite normally.
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a. 24 weeks b. 29 weeks c. 32 weeks d. 35 weeks