Thomas PSY 374 – Written Assignment 4

Written Assignment 4Write a 2-3 page,double-spaced paper that examines memory in the brain and deficits that can occur bydamage, Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, conditioned learning processes and helping behavior.Answer the following questions:1. The three main areas for memory in the brain involve the Hippocampus, the Basal Ganglia, and theCerebral Cortex. Explain the types of memory that occur in each of these areas and describe whatbehaviors or cognitive deficits would result from damage in these areas. [MO5.2]2. Describe where Broca’s area and Wernicke’s areas are located in the brain. Compare and contrastthe types of language impairments that are expressed when there is damage in each of theseareas. [MO5.4]3. Explain the two types of conditioned learning processes and then apply operant conditioningtechniques to show how a teacher could use them in the classroom to ensure students werebehaving appropriately. [MO5.1]4. Define altruism and empathy and describe the role that the brain plays in these helping behaviors.[MO5.5]Copyright © 2015 by Thomas Edison State College. All rights reserved.