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Introduction To Neuropsychology Question Paper

Introduction To Neuropsychology

Course:Bachelor Of Special Needs Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(SPECIAL EDUCATION)

PSE 300:
INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

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DATE: THURSDAY 29TH APRIL 2010
TIME: 11.00 A.M. – 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer ALL the Questions in Section One and Two Questions from Section Two.

SECTION ONE (30 MARKS)

1.
Define the following terms:
a)
Dementia
b)
Amnesia
c)
Cognitive neuropsychology
d)
Stroke
(4 marks)
2.
State four symptomatology associated with minimal brain dysfunction listed by Clements (1966). (4 marks)
3.
Explain cardiac hypothesis in terms of neuropyschology? (2 marks)
4.
Why is Rene Descartes important in the study of neuropsychology? (2 marks)
5.
Explain two roles played by the left hemisphere of your brain. (4 marks)
6.
Describe two types of seizures. (4 marks)
7.
Describe any three of the five neurological tests given below:
a)
CT scan
b)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
c)
Pet
Scan
d)
Functional MRI (fMRI)
e)
SQUID
(6 marks)
8.
Explain two roles played by neuropsychologists in academic field. (4 marks)

SECTION TWO
9.
a)
Draw the structure of the brain and describe the role of four major parts. (20 marks)
b)
Discuss four major parts of the brain. (ONLY FOR V.I. STUDENTS) (20 marks)
10.
You have been invited by headteachers of primary schools in your zone to address the issues of learners with Learning Disabilities (LD). Plan your lecture notes.
11.
Discuss the roles played by four of the scholars in neurospsychology:
Plato (427-347 BC)
Thomas Willis, (1664)
Paul Broca (1924 – 1820)
John B. Watson (1824 – 1880)
(20 marks)
12.
Describe the roles electroencephalograph (EEG) plays as a Test in brain activity.(20 marks)

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