PSY100H1 Midterm: MIDTERM 1 Tutorial

4. After suffering a hard blow to the head, Rick lost his sense of touch on his left hand. Rick might have suffered damage to a. the right side of his somatosensory cortex. b. the left side of his somatosensory cortex. c. the left side of his occipital lobe. d. the right side of his occipital lobe.

31. Dr. Forsyth is assessing the cognitive functioning of an elderly patient who has recently suffered brain damage as a result of a stroke. If this patient has pronounced difficulties with both impulse control and planning behavior and has also experienced changes in personality, which area of the brain was most likely damaged by the stroke? A) the parietal lobe B) the temporal lobe C) the occipital lobe D) the frontal lobe E) the limbic system