PSYC31H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Structured Interview, Emo, Neuroinformatics
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Clinical neuropsychology looks at the behavioural expression of brain dysfunction. 1800s: controlled observations used by 1st to look at the brain-behaviour basics. 1900-50: wwi created need for screening, diagnosis, and rehab of brain injured and behaviourally disturbed men neuropsych demand. Educational psychologists (i. e. binet, spearman) created intelligence tests: then mental measurement specialists created exam techniques to screen military recruits and help in edu evals i. e. wais. More stats-dependent testing programs gave insight of mental abilities and norms. Edu testing getting more reliable with new stats tools, normative data, and meta-analysis. Clinical, personality, and social behaviour psychs furthered edu testing. Experimental human cog studies dealt with normal people, mostly freshmen. Experimental animal cog studies and clinical reports of tbi patients taught us about specific cog functions and brain rela. 1950s-2000: focus on localized lesions rela to cog functions: help of brain-imaging. Neuropsych calls for flexibility, curiosity, inventiveness, and empathy: identify people who may have underlying neuro disorders.
