Research on the effects of prefrontal lobe damage on gambling tasks suggests that the radical personality changes exhibited by Phineas Gage after his injury may have been due to a(n):

A) insensitivity to the future consequences of his behaviour.
B) reduced sensitivity to pleasurable stimuli.
C) inability to experience negative emotions associated with losses.
D) insensitivity to the immediate consequences of his behaviour.


A) insensitivity to the future consequences of his behaviour.

Psychology

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a. Right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex b. Left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex c. Frontal lobe d. Midbrain

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a. use outsourcing b. learn the needed skills c. hire a temporary employee each month d. adjust his working schedule

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If a trait were primarily influenced by genetic variables, we would expect to see

a. adopted children who are more similar to their biological parents in the trait than to their adoptive parents. b. adopted children who are more similar to their adoptive parents in the trait than to their biological parents c. strong similarities between adoptive and biological parents. d. strong similarities between adoptive children and their adoptive siblings.

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