PSYC31H3 Midterm: Chapter 1&10

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Clinical neuropsychology: applied science concerned with behavior expression of brain dysfunction. 19th c, idea of controlled observations became accepted providing conceptual tool allowing neuroscientists to lay out basic schema of brain- behavior relationships hold true today. First half 20th c, war- damaged brains gave way to development of clinical np. Need for screening and diagnosis of brain injured and behaviorally disturbed servicemen and their rehab during ww1 = demands for np programs. Ww2, wars in east asia and mideast promoted development of talented np and sophisticated examination and treatment techniques. Psychology contributed two other domains of knowledge integral to np: educational psychology + binet"s test of intelligence. Educational testing soruce of reliable measurement techniques and statistical tools for test standardization and development of normative data, analysis of research findings and validation studies. Personality and social behavior research borrowed from and further elaborated principles found in educational testing: experimental studies of cognitive functions in humans and animals.

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