Teenage+Brain

Phineas Gage's story is important to the study of the brain is psychology because it shows real life effects to the brain, which can cause people to act differently. He was acting differently mently and physically Phineas Gages accident changed scientists' understanding of the brain because it proved how damages to certain parts of ones brain could disfuction It can effect the way one expresses themselves. Including speech and emotions.
 * - Why is Phineas Gage’s story important to the study of the brain in psychology?**
 * - How did Phineas Gage change after the accident?**
 * - How did Phineas Gage’s accident change scientists’ understanding of the brain?**
 * - Recalling what you have learned regarding the frontal lobe, what possible problems or abnormalities may**
 * Gage have presented with subsequent to this type of injury (remember the precise location of the rod through**
 * his brain)?**


 * List:** what are stereotypes about men and women?
 * Men: Women:**

- are all the same - air heads - working figures - Should stay home to cater to their husbands

While all brains have the same basic structures, scientists often wonder if brain functions are different between men and women. Take the **Brain Quiz**

//do you think more like a man or woman?// I think more like a woman. //do you think there are differences in how brains work based on your gender? explain.// I personally think that there are differences in how brains work based on gender because men tend to have the same thoughts and actions most of the time. //how can these theories help you in the future?// //It can help me realize why men do certain things//
 * Report in your virtual no****teb****ook:**

**Freaks and Geeks**
1) Situations in this episode are clearly exaggerated for comedic purposes. Despite this, what scenes in this show accuaratly potray teenage life? - Scenes such as the " geeky friend" trying to get the friend Lindsey to join the math competion rather than hangout with the bad kids. - Scences such as the parents trying to influence the children to attend the school dance. - Skipping class scene. - When the geeky kid is being made fun of in the bleachers.

2) Utilizing specific examples fromt he episode you view in class, please selcet three adolesent characaters from the show and discuss how they fit in to on of the four idenity states in James Marcias theory.

3) According to human development theorists, being accepted into a group identity is a large part of adolescence. Identify and describe groups that exist at malden high school. - I personally don't think their are certain groups that exist at Malden high school. I think people are pretty open at this school with who they hang out with. I don't really see a lot of cliques with people that have similiar personallitys and identitys. Most people are a lot different than their friends.