Harvey, who is undergoing a neuropsychological evaluation, fails very easy test items and performs below chance levels on alternative-choice test items. According to Rogers et al. (1993) and others, the examiner should suspect
a. localization of brain injury in the frontal lobes.
b. localization of brain injury in the temporal lobes.
c. inappropriate test selection by the examiner.
d. malingering.
D
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a. ?study with Freud b. ?study with James at Harvard c. ?earn his Ph.D. with Hall at Clark d. ?earn his Ph.D. at Columbia e. ?earn his Ph.D. with Wundt at Leipzig
When John Locke referred to the mind of a human infant as like a tabula rasae, he meant that an infant's mind was
a. cursed with original sin that made it naturally evil. b. more like that of chimps than human adults. c. a set of connected living nerves. d. empty and to be written on through experience.
In the opening scenario of Chapter 4, the case of Miss S. is described. Her
"unilateral neglect" as a result of a stroke meant that she a. neglected her family and friends. b. was unable to speak but could understand others. c. neglected to pay attention to one side of her body and visual field. d. neglected her own welfare but was concerned for the welfare of others. e. could no longer experience emotion.
The pathway that connects the thalamus to the amygdala and allows for rapid interpretation of stimuli so that the correct emotion can be experienced is called the __________ pathway
a. trans-frontal b. rapid subcortical c. thalamygdalic d. trans-cranial