Contrast the control of reaching and grasping
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: For reaching behavior, the parietal reach region located in the medial posterior parietal cortex is active when individuals are about to make a pointing or reaching movement. In contrast, the anterior part of the intraparietal sulcus is involved in controlling hand and finger movements necessary to grasp an object.
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a. skill in foreign language was more similar among fraternal twins than among identical twins. b. skill in foreign language was more similar among identical twins than among fraternal twins. c. skill in foreign language was equal among fraternal and identical twins. d. skill in foreign language cannot be evaluated using a twin study.
In what area are depressed persons' cognitions actually more accurate than those of nondepressed persons?
a) descriptions of happy events b) evaluations of their own social skills c) ratings of others' depressed behaviors d) predictions about how well they will cope