Essay question:
Critically evaluate the claim that visual form agnosia and optic ataxia form a complementary double dissociation. Your answer should be grounded in empirical evidence.
– written as if it was for someone that has knowledge in psychology but isn’t an expert in the specific field
– no word-wasting on elaborate setting the scene/signposting etc.
– arguments should be evidence based and details of key experiments should be included
– selective when choosing what study details to include -> only detail that is relevant to the essay question
– avoid jargon (prefer more plain language) and overuse of quotations
– make sure key concepts are clearly explained/defined
some research papers that would be good to include:
Karnath et al. (2009): The anatomy of object recognition—visual form agnosia caused by medial occipitotemporal stroke.
Goodale et al. (1991) : A neurological dissociation between perceiving objects and grasping them.
Goodale et al. (1994). Separate neural pathways for the visual analysis of object shape in perception and prehension.
