Cognitive neuropsychology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By Doug McCann Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Multiple Choice 1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean? a. the study of a subject b. the soul c. logic d. discipline ANSWER: a 2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to misinformation or ...

Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers a branch of cognitive psychology, studying how people carry out cognitive tasks normally from the impairments Goals for Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers 1. develop theories about how the cognitive function is normally carried out 2. use theories to explain the particular patterns of preserved and impaired abilities in people Modes of Explanation? correct answers Deficits occur because of a disruption to psychological processes rather tha...

This is a summary of all the information provided in the lectures in the course 'Neuropsychology of Aging' at Tilburg University.

In this document, all 7 guest lectures from the 'Cognitive Neuropsychiatry' course of the master Neuropsychology at Utrecht University, are summarized. All important concepts and theories are described as well as conclusions from research articles. The 7 lecture topics are: (1) eating disorders; (2) dissociative identity disorder; (3) borderline; (4) PTSD; (5) psychosis; (6) psychopathy; (7) body integrity dysphoria.

all the lectures of innovations in clinical neuropsychology lecture 1 - introduction lecture 2 - cognitive rehabilitation lecture 3 - innovations motor rehabilitation lecture 4 - memory and attention lecture 5 - screening and monitoring of cognitive decline lecture 6 - spatial navigation lecture 7 - social cognition

All the information needed to complete quiz 2 of the course 'Neuropsychological Rehabilitation' at Tilburg University. This summary contains all the articles and book chapters, and also the most important information mentioned in the informative video's.

Language resides within what areas of the brain? correct answers frontal and temporal lobes a clinical condition in which there is a breakdown in language function after brain insult correct answers aphasia What region is responsible for speech output? correct answers anterior regions of the left hemisphere What type of aphasia experiences telegraphic speech? correct answers Broca's aphasia What region is responsible for speech comprehension? correct answers posterior regions of the...

Neuropsychology correct answers Aims to promote the investigation of normal human cognition, based on neuropsychological methods (Brain pathology, recording, stimulation & imaging) Emergence of CN (1970s) correct answers Psychologists wanted to locate cognitive function w/ particular area of brain 2 broad aims correct answers - Explain patterns: Impaired/intact cognitive performance in neurological/psychiatric patients in terms of impairment. - Draw conclusions about normal, intact cognit...

This document contains a summary of all the lectures of the course Neuropsychology of Ageing given at VU Amsterdam. It contains lecture notes as well as a list of abbreviations and my notes from corresponding literature