Question

sophie is holding an ice cube in her left hand. she notices that it is hard, slick, and cold. soon the coldness becomes painful. most of this information is processed by the ____ cortex in the ____ lobe.

○ somatosensory; right parietal

○ association; left parietal

○ motor; right frontal

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

1. Somatosensory; right parietal: The somatosensory cortex processes sensory information (like touch, temperature, pain) from the body. Since Sophie's left hand is involved, the right parietal lobe (as sensory information from the left side of the body is processed in the right hemisphere's parietal lobe) makes sense.
2. Association; left parietal: Association cortex is for higher - order processing, not basic sensory info like touch/cold/pain, so this is incorrect.
3. Motor; right frontal: Motor cortex is for movement, not sensory processing of touch/temperature/pain, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

A. Somatosensory; right parietal