PSYCH 2NF3 Midterm 1 2026
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Spinal Cord - ANSWER ✔✔Conveys information into the brain and
sends information from the brain to the muscles about movement.
Brain stem - ANSWER ✔✔Mediates regulatory functions like eating
and drinking
Forebrain - ANSWER ✔✔Mediates cognitive functioning
Descartes' Mind-Body Problem - ANSWER ✔✔Descartes believed
the mind and body were separate entities. He viewed the nonmaterial
,mind as controlling the material body through the pineal body in the
brain.
Darwin's Theory - ANSWER ✔✔Inspired the study of nervous system
functions in different species for comparison with one another. If all
animals, including humans, have a common ancestor, then there will be
similarities across species in brain structure and function.
Why is aphasia following a stroke usually associated with paralysis or
difficulty with movement on the right side of the body? - ANSWER
✔✔Damage to the frontal lobe usually results in motor impairment of
movements with the contralateral (opposite) side of the body. Since
damage to the left frontal lobe is associated with aphasia, it would be
associated with motor impairments on the right side
Wernicke's main contribution - ANSWER ✔✔- Created first model of
how the brain produces language
- Damage to left temporal lobe results in the inability to understand
language, speech movements from Broca's area remain intact, hearing
also preserved
- Introduced idea that independent modules handled different aspects of
language processing, despite working together
, John Hughlings-Jackson's Hierarchial Organization - ANSWER ✔✔-
Suggested the spinal cord, brainstem, and forebrain had developed
successively, in that order, during evolution
- Earlier-evolved animals and animals with injuries at higher levels would
have simpler behaviours
3 factors that have enhanced the rate of change in clinical
neuropsychology in the past 15 to 20 years - ANSWER ✔✔-
Functional neuroimaging
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Managed health care
Why is neuropsychological testing particularly useful in cases of closed-
head injuries? - ANSWER ✔✔- It is often the only way to document
deficits (cognitive, emotional, or behavioural).
- In many cases no structural deficits revealed via brain imaging
- Most clinical brain imaging only addresses structure, not function
3 difficulties with cutoff scores in neuropsychological test batteries -
ANSWER ✔✔- Individual variation in cerebral organization can be
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Spinal Cord - ANSWER ✔✔Conveys information into the brain and
sends information from the brain to the muscles about movement.
Brain stem - ANSWER ✔✔Mediates regulatory functions like eating
and drinking
Forebrain - ANSWER ✔✔Mediates cognitive functioning
Descartes' Mind-Body Problem - ANSWER ✔✔Descartes believed
the mind and body were separate entities. He viewed the nonmaterial
,mind as controlling the material body through the pineal body in the
brain.
Darwin's Theory - ANSWER ✔✔Inspired the study of nervous system
functions in different species for comparison with one another. If all
animals, including humans, have a common ancestor, then there will be
similarities across species in brain structure and function.
Why is aphasia following a stroke usually associated with paralysis or
difficulty with movement on the right side of the body? - ANSWER
✔✔Damage to the frontal lobe usually results in motor impairment of
movements with the contralateral (opposite) side of the body. Since
damage to the left frontal lobe is associated with aphasia, it would be
associated with motor impairments on the right side
Wernicke's main contribution - ANSWER ✔✔- Created first model of
how the brain produces language
- Damage to left temporal lobe results in the inability to understand
language, speech movements from Broca's area remain intact, hearing
also preserved
- Introduced idea that independent modules handled different aspects of
language processing, despite working together
, John Hughlings-Jackson's Hierarchial Organization - ANSWER ✔✔-
Suggested the spinal cord, brainstem, and forebrain had developed
successively, in that order, during evolution
- Earlier-evolved animals and animals with injuries at higher levels would
have simpler behaviours
3 factors that have enhanced the rate of change in clinical
neuropsychology in the past 15 to 20 years - ANSWER ✔✔-
Functional neuroimaging
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Managed health care
Why is neuropsychological testing particularly useful in cases of closed-
head injuries? - ANSWER ✔✔- It is often the only way to document
deficits (cognitive, emotional, or behavioural).
- In many cases no structural deficits revealed via brain imaging
- Most clinical brain imaging only addresses structure, not function
3 difficulties with cutoff scores in neuropsychological test batteries -
ANSWER ✔✔- Individual variation in cerebral organization can be
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