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MirandaLo

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The computer has proven to be a helpful analogy for understanding the mind and brain. Provide an overview of this important analogy in cognitive psychology. Be sure to include both hardware and software in your description.
 
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Name the four lobes of the brain and state the major functions associated with each.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Both the computer and brain are information processors. Although computer hardware can be loosely likened to the brain and software to mental activity, both may be more accurately examined on a physical and functional level. Additionally, the hard drive is like long-term memory, etc.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: frontal  speech production, fine motor movements, planning and reasoning, emotions, personality; parietal  representation of space, somatosensory processing, consciousness, attention, mathematical thinking; temporal  visual memory, auditory processing, language comprehension, memory, emotion; occipital  vision


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