Arithmetical Word Problem Solving After Frontal Lobe Damage [Hardcover]

Patients with frontal brain lesions show a striking disorder in arithmetical word problem solving; they tend to give impulsive responses, skipping one or more of the essential solution steps. The research presented here along with its implications for treatment was conducted by the Dutch Institute fPatients with frontal brain lesions show a striking disorder in arithmetical word problem solving; they tend to give impulsive responses, skipping one or more of the essential solution steps1. Introduction 11.1. Neuropsychology and Arithmetical Word Problem Solving 11.2. Overview of this Study 21.3. The Value of Arithmetic Word Problems 42. Frontal Lobe Damage 52.1. Disturbance of Cortical Functions after Frontal Lobe Damage 52.1.1. Motor Deficits 62.1.2. Personality Changes 82.1.3. Cognitive Impairments 92.1.3.1. Sensory, Perception and Construction Functions 92.1.3.2. Attention 102.1.3.3. Speech and Language 112.1.3.4. Awareness 122.1.3.5. Memory 132.2. Specific Functions of the Frontal Lobe in Cognitive Functioning 142.2.1. Explanations of lmpaired Cognition after Frontal Lobe Damage 142.3. Frontal Lobe Damage and Arithmetical Word Problem Solving 192.3.1. Arithmetical Word Problem Solving and Acalculia 192.3.2. Defective Arithmetical Word Problem Solving afterFrontal Lobe Damage 193. Cognitive Psychology and ArithmeticalWord Problem Solving 253.1. Different Approaches to Problem Solving:Historical Perspecti ve 253.2. Mathematical Ability and Impairments inMathematical Problem Solving 283.2.1. The Psychometrie Approach 283.2.2. The Theory of Activity 293.2.2.1. General Outline 293.2.2.2. Luria's Interpretation of Defective Arithmetical v\brdProblem Solving after Frontal Lobe Damage 303.2.2.3. Evaluation 353.2.3. TheCognitiveApproach 363.2.3.1. The Concept of Problem Space 373.2.3.2. General Problem Solving Methods 393.2.3.3. The Concept of Domain-specific Knowledge 413.3. A Stage Analysis of Mathematical Word Problem Solving 433.3.1. Encoding and Interna! RepresentatiolƒD