Malcolm Had Been a Professional Hockey Player with a Great

question 52

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Malcolm had been a professional hockey player with a great sense of his position in space. Even after retiring from professional hockey Malcom continued to play in seniors' hockey leagues. During one of those seniors games, John (a player on the opposite team) knocked Malcolm to the ice and Malcolm hit his head hard enough to acquire brain damage. After the accident, John developed an enormous amount of guilt, which prompted him to enrol in Introduction to Psychology to learn more about brain function and neuroscience.
-Malcolm is diagnosed with Broca's aphasia.Which part of his brain is likely to be damaged

• A) Left side of the frontal lobe
• B) Right side of the frontal lobe
• C) Left side of the temporal lobe
• D) Right side of the temporal lobe

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Definitions:

Actions

The process or state of acting or doing something, typically to achieve an objective or in response to a situation.

Freudian Concepts

Ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud, including the unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, and the psychosexual stages of development.

Empirically-Oriented Psychologists

Psychologists who rely on observation, experimentation, and statistical analysis to understand psychological phenomena.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.