The ___ lobe is primarily responsible for planning, decision making, and producing motor output, while the ___ lobe is primarily responsible for processing visual information.

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The question asks you to identify which brain lobes are responsible for two distinct functions: planning, decision making, and producing motor output; and processing visual information.

First, consider the function of planning, decision making, and motor output. In neuroanatomy, these executive and motor control tasks are predominantly associated with the frontal lobe, particularly the prefrontal cortex for planning and decision making, and the primary motor cortex in the frontal lobe for issuing motor commands.

Next, consider the function of processing visual information. The primary visual processing area is located in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain, which handles visual input and basic visual processing before information is sent to other areas for interpretation.

If an option suggested pairing a different lobe with the first function (e.g., temporal or parietal) for planning/decision making or motor output, that would be conceptually inaccurate because those lobes are more closely tied to other functions (e.g., temporal lobe to memory and auditory processing, parietal lobe to somatosensory processing and spatial awareness).

Similarly, if an option placed visual processing in a non-occipital lobe, it would misrepresent the primary site of initial visual processing (for example, associating vision with the temporal or parietal lobes would be incorrect since their roles are more about interpretation and integration rather than primary visual reception).

In summary, the pairing that aligns with established neuroanatomical roles is frontal lobe for planning, decision making, and motor output, and occipital lobe for visual information processing. Any alternative would be inconsistent with foundational brain–function mappings and would lead to incorrect conclusions about which lobe underpins each function.

PSYC1_SP25_A00 Quiz 1

The _ lobe is primarily responsible for planning, decision making, and producing motor output, while the _ lobe is primarily responsible for processing visual information.

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