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Alexander Luria, who was initially trained as a cognitive psychologist and then later as a physician and neurologist, spent over 40 years studying the behavioral and psychological impairments of head-injured war victims and neurological and neurosurgical patients. He developed numerous neuropsychological tests which could be administered at the patient’s bedside. They permitted Luria and his colleagues to understand the relationship between a specific area of the brain and its effect on complex behaviors.
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This often results in a number of erroneous conclusions about the patient. For example, the test items may lack sufficient “ecological validity” and may be insen- SL1310 Chap 2 Page 20 Monday, May 8, 2000 12:02 PM 20 Neuropsychology for Health Care Professionals and Attorneys sitive to the patient’s cognitive and behavioral impairments that may only be observed or occur in real-world settings. The tests may also fail to assess the patient’s ability to generalize his or her newly acquired skills from one setting to another.