Latest Update 2026
Nuerocognitive Issues Associated with Frontal Lobe Damage - Answer -Emotional control,
behavioral control, verbal expression, problem solving, decision making, social control,
motivation, and attention
Nuerocognitive Issues Associated with Partial Lobe Damage - Answer -Tactile performance,
spatial orientation, academic skills, object naming, visual attention and hand eye coordination
Nuerocognitive Issues Associated with Occipital Lobe Damage - Answer -Visual stimuli
processing
Nuerocognitive Issues Associated with Temporal Lobe Damage - Answer -Memory, face
recognition, selective attention, locating objects, object catgorization, receptive language,
emotional responses, language comprehension
Attention Heiarchy - Answer -Focused (turning to see someone behind you) -> Sustained
(reading a book) -> Selective (studying with music) -> Alternating (reading recipe and cooking) ->
Divided (driving and talking on the phone)
Domains of Cognitive Functioning - Answer -Metacognition (self-awareness), executive
functions, attention, categorization, processing speed, memory
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,Sensory memory - Answer -Holds a memory a few moments after perception
Short Term Memory - Answer -Enables memory recall lasting a few minutes to hours
Working Memory - Answer -Temporary storage and active processing of information i.e.
calculating change
Long Term Memory - Answer -Permanent consolidation and storage of information
Explicit Memory vs. Implicit Memory - Answer -Memory requiring conscious recall vs muscle
memory
Semantic Memory - Answer -Memories of words, ideas, and concepts
Episodic Memory - Answer -Memories of personal experiences
Procedural Memory - Answer -Memory of skills and tasks
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,Compensatory Approach to Treatment vs. Restorative Approach to Treatment - Answer -
Assumes certain functions cannot be recovered and focuses on strategies to "compensate" for
losses vs. belief that repetition, exposure and experiential learning can change brain circuitry
Coma-Emergent Agitation - Answer -Emerging from coma can case confusion, anger, hyperactive
movements, heightened responses to external stimuli, poor cooperation and violence
Can last up to 10 days
Management of Coma-Emergent Agitation - Answer -Use consistent and familiar staff,
environmental alteration to decrease triggers, provide familiar objects, reduce stimuli, establish
predictable routines
Stability Triangle - Answer -Model that suggests you must establish medical stability, develop
stable activity plan and promote stable behavior in order to achieve stability
ABA - Answer -Method of behavior change - discovers variables that predict behavior to modify
antecedents to illicit behavior change
3 components - the environment, the individual, and the target behavior
Behavior Change Process - Answer -Assess behavior -> define target behavior -> collect data ->
change behavior
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, Operation - Answer -Any that variable that temporarily alters effectiveness of some stimulus of
event as a reinforcer
Example of Intermittent Reinforcement - Answer -Slot Machine
Example of Continous Reinforcement - Answer -Soda Machine
Positive Reinforcement - Answer -A stimulus is added, likelihood of behavior increases
I.e. student gets As on report card and earns $20
Positive Punishment - Answer -A stimulus is added, likelihood of behavior decreases
I.e. driver speeds, officer gives $100 ticket
Negative Reinforcement - Answer -A stimulus is removed, likelihood of behvaior increases
I.e. child puts toy away, avoids being nagged by parent
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