PSYCH 2NF3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 63: Frontal Lobe, Verbal Fluency Test, Motor Coordination
29 Mar 2019
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The frontal lobes testing for deficits thurstone word fluency test. Write words beginning with s" for 5 mins. Write words beginning with c" for 4 mins. Verbal fluency score is calculated by: # of correct words ( - ) # of incorrect and preservative words design fluency test: Measure executive functions involving non-dominant frontal lobe. Five accepted trials to calculate an average number of taps per trial for each hand. Presenter performs a bunch of facial or motor movements. Fl damage: unable to repeat the sequence of behaviors. Another motor function task (but also a language task if their impairment is inability to understand instructions) You have various tokens in front of you. Your task: follow instructions experimenter tells you (ex: tap on each square that you see ) Fl damage: unable to follow through, this is because they are unable to integrate all the sensory information together and preplan their actions in order to produce a desired result.
