Laural Is a Neuropsychologist Who Works at a University

question 97

Multiple Choice

Laural is a neuropsychologist who works at a university.She conducts assessments on patients who have brain damage.Her work will allow scientists to better understand performance deficits that occur in relation to specific brain damage.Laural is most likely a(n) ____ neuropsychologist.

• A) experimental
• B) human factors
• C) community
• D) clinical

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Definitions:

Color Blind

A condition in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing between certain colors, due to deficiencies in the color-sensing cones in the eye.

Fovea

A minuscule dip in the retina of the eye that is the location of the greatest visual sharpness.

Blind Spot

An area in the field of vision that is not detected by the eye, where the optic nerve connects to the retina, or metaphorically, an area of ignorance or lack of awareness.

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.