Chapter 3: Investigating the Brain

Question 1

3 Ways to Study the Connection Between Brain and Behaviour:

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Answer 1

1. Understanding the role of a brain area through damage.

By understanding how people psychologically and their behaviourally change after an area of their brain is damaged, to understand what that area normally plays a role in doing.

Question 2

3 Ways to Study the Connection Between Brain and Behaviour:

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Answer 2

2. Examine electrical activity in the brain and activity patterns of single neurons using EEG (electroencephalograph).

Question 3

3 Ways to Study the Connection Between Brain and Behaviour:

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Answer 3

Brain imaging while doing different tasks.

Question 4

Common causes of brain injuries in neuropsychology research:
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Answer 4

1. Stroke (blood vessel in the brain bursts, brain part relying on it ‘dies’).
2. Brain tumour (removed surgically).
3. Penetrating head injury.
4. Neurosurgical treatment for epilepsy.
5. Lesions on animals for experiments

Question 5

Aphasia:

Answer 5

Language disorders due to brain injury.

Question 6

Single dissociation:

Answer 6

A function is an independent process.

Question 7

Double dissociation:

Answer 7

A function is a dependent process.