PHINEAS GAGE [WARNING: USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN REFERENCING THIS CASE]

Question 1

What was wrong with Gage

Answer 1

A 3 ft 7in railway spike when through his brain severing his optic nerve in his frontal lobe.

Question 2

What were speculated the side affects of the severing of the optic nerve in the Phineas Gage “case study”

Answer 2

Gage became more impulsive, forgetful, unmotivated.

Question 3

Strengths of Phineas Gage study

Answer 3

longitudal study -able to see the difference in personality

Question 4

Weaknesses of Phineas Gage study

Answer 4

Self report bias
Conformation bias
All “research” was from Gage’s doctor’s diary