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DISCUSSION BOARD II First, read the policy pertaining to Discussion Boards in the MODULE – Writing Assignments

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DISCUSSION BOARD II

• First, read the policy pertaining to Discussion Boards in the MODULE – Writing Assignments.
• This is a senior level course, to answer the Discussion Board questions you will need to incorporate the knowledge that you have acquired in your college education, in particular what you have learned in psychology, the material from the textbook, lecture material and other material provided. The questions will require you to incorporate your knowledge with advanced reasoning and critical thinking (see grading rubric below). What I am looking for in your discussion is how you apply your empirical knowledge to the problem at hand. What will not be accepted is personal opinions, assertions or personal experiences. 
• This is to be a scholarly discussion, therefore present scholarly information.  Post your discussion by 11:59PM Wednesday, October the 4^th.

 
II. Problem (question):
You are a Neuropsychologist and you are working with a client that had a stroke in the visual cortex of his occipital lobe. The client reports that he is unable to see objects any more. On a computer screen you present your client with different visual stimuli and ask him to describe these stimuli; he is unable to do so. Then you ask your client to point where he thinks the object is on the computer screen. Your client is consistently accurate at pointing at the stimuli. You also present moving visual stimuli to your client. Again, your client reports that he is unable to see the stimulus. You ask your client what direction does he think the stimulus is moving. Your client accurately describes the direction the stimulus is moving. This is known as “Blindsight.” As a Neuropsychologist how would you explain this?

III. Please do not post any replies to anyone’s Discussion Board. Instructions on responding to other posting will come later.

1. This posting is to be approximately five (5) pages in length, including the references.  The paper must be in APA format and typed using MS Word with a font size of 12 pt (please use spell checker and grammar checker).  The link below will direct you to a web site that can help you with APA format.     http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ (Links to an external site.)
2. You are to find four (4) articles relevant to the topic. Articles that are acceptable for citation must be from scientific journals or scholarly texts.  Popular press articles and web sites are not acceptable for this posting
3. To enhance critical thinking, advance reasoning, and writing skills, your arguments must be based on empirical evidence and the scientific literature.  Opinions and speculations should be kept to a minimum.  Faith based arguments, such as the bible or god, are not acceptable arguments for this discussion.

IV. The grading rubric that follows will be employed to assess your Discussion Board:

GRADING RUBRIC

4. Complex Reasoning: 0 - 3 = No evidence of complex reasoning; 4 - 7 = went beyond what the literature says; 8 - 10 = drawing logical inferences from the literature.

5. Critical Thinking: 0 - 3 = No evidence of critical thinking; 4 - 7 = some ability to critic the literature; 8 - 10 = ability to question underlying assumptions.

6. Grammar & Spelling: 0 - 2 = Badly written and/or numerous spelling errors; 3 - 5 = a number of grammatical and/or spelling errors; 6 - 8 = none or minor grammatical and/or spelling errors.

7. Formatting: 0 - 2 = Numerous formatting errors; 3 - 5 = some formatting errors; 6 - 8 = no or very minor formatting errors.