Advanced Issues in Neuropsychology – PSY6003-B
End of module online exam – 40% of the module

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
CHOOSE TWO QUESTIONS FROM THE BELOW
EACH QUESTION CARRIES EQUAL WEIGHT
EACH QUESTION HAS A WORD LIMIT OF 1000 WORDS
REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED
YOU MUST NOT ASK FOR HELP OR GUIDANCE FROM THE MODULE LEADER

(1) ‘Dopamine is involved in instant reward; serotonin allows us to wait for a reward and oxytocin is involved in our social reward system’. Critically evaluate this statement.

(2) With reference to theory and experimental findings, critically discuss the role of critical periods in healthy brain development and brain development after injury.

(3) Critically discuss how understanding of the neuroanatomical and neurobiological basis of ADHD can inform the study of treatments for the disorder.

(4) With reference to experimental findings critically discuss how neuropsychologists understand fear processing in the brain.

(5) With reference to experimental findings, critically discuss the evidence for the role of the frontal lobes in executive functions.

(6) Choose any two neuropsychological tests and critically evaluate their efficacy.