damage to the frontal lobes, such as that suffered by phineas gage, reliably produces ____.
a. poor anger management
b. obsessive compulsive disorder
c. impulsivity and poor judgment
d. insensitivity to the potential for loss
The answer to this question would be: a. impulsivity and poor judgment
Phineas Gage is a road constructor that got an accident in which a metal rod penetrate his skull, damaging much of his frontal lobe part of the brain. This damage causes a big change in Gage personality and behavior. Gage become move impulsive and has a poor judgment that his friend saying he is no longer Gage.