What Does the Field of Neuropsychology Study

question 2

Multiple Choice

What does the field of neuropsychology study?

• A) Behavior of people with brain damage
• B) Electrical responses of the nervous system
• C) Higher mental processes
• D) Sequences of mental operations involved in cognition

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Definitions:

Cerebral Asymmetry

The phenomenon where the two hemispheres of the brain have differing functions, sizes, or activities.

Sex Differences

Variations between males and females that can be biological or psychological, influencing physiology, behavior, and cognitive functions.

Cognition

Act or process of knowing or coming to know; in psychology, refers to thought processes; in behavioral neuroscience, refers to identification and planned response to stimuli.

Left Parietal Lobe

An area of the brain that plays a key role in processing sensory information from various parts of the body, spatial orientation, and navigation.