Question 1

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) receptive problems and fluent speech. 
B) expressive problems and fluent speech. 
C) expressive problems and non fluent speech. 
D) receptive problems and non fluent speech. 
A) receptive problems and fluent speech. 
B) expressive problems and fluent speech. 
C) expressive problems and non fluent speech. 
D) receptive problems and non fluent speech.

Question 2

Agnosia is an "absence of knowing" that can occur in which of the following domains?

Accepted Answer

A) vision 
B) olfaction 
C) audition 
D) all of these 
A) vision 
B) olfaction 
C) audition 
D) all of these

Question 3

Damage to V4 is most likely to result in:

Accepted Answer

A) complete blindness. 
B) homonymous hemianopsia. 
C) achromatopsia. 
D) akinetopsia. 
A) complete blindness. 
B) homonymous hemianopsia. 
C) achromatopsia. 
D) akinetopsia.

Question 4

A patient comes to your clinic complaining that he is able to recognize objects that are stagnant,but is unable to identify objects in motion.Which of the following diagnoses are you most likely to consider?

Accepted Answer

A) achromatopsia 
B) visual object agnosia 
C) akinetopsia 
D) hemianopsia 
A) achromatopsia 
B) visual object agnosia 
C) akinetopsia 
D) hemianopsia

Question 5

A person with neglect is bitterly aware of their deficits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Pathognomic signs of neurological neglect include:

Accepted Answer

A) leaving out the left side of drawings. 
B) an inability to appropriately care for children. 
C) not being able to recognize people by the sounds of their voices. 
D) severe retrograde amnesia. 
A) leaving out the left side of drawings. 
B) an inability to appropriately care for children. 
C) not being able to recognize people by the sounds of their voices. 
D) severe retrograde amnesia.

Question 7

Which one of the following is true regarding neglect?

Accepted Answer

A) Because neglect is so obviously out of the range of ordinary experience,measures to test for it rely on norms. 
B) It is generally accepted that neglect is normally distributed in the population. 
C) Unilateral neglect and severe inattention can be differentiated. 
D) Most cases of unilateral neglect occur with lesions to the left inferior parietal lobe. 
A) Because neglect is so obviously out of the range of ordinary experience,measures to test for it rely on norms. 
B) It is generally accepted that neglect is normally distributed in the population. 
C) Unilateral neglect and severe inattention can be differentiated. 
D) Most cases of unilateral neglect occur with lesions to the left inferior parietal lobe.

Question 8

Area V1 of visual cortex corresponds to the:

Accepted Answer

A) prestriate cortex. 
B) optic chiasm. 
C) striate cortex. 
D) medial geniculate nucleus. 
A) prestriate cortex. 
B) optic chiasm. 
C) striate cortex. 
D) medial geniculate nucleus.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true regarding the auditory system?

Accepted Answer

A) Auditory information is projected ipsilaterally. 
B) Auditory information is projected contralaterally. 
C) Auditory information is projected both ipsilaterally and contralaterally. 
D) None of these. 
A) Auditory information is projected ipsilaterally. 
B) Auditory information is projected contralaterally. 
C) Auditory information is projected both ipsilaterally and contralaterally. 
D) None of these.

Question 10

Spatial location,object recognition,and form interpretation are processed by the same visual area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Where does visual information decussate in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Medulla. 
B) Pons. 
C) Optic nerve. 
D) Optic chiasm. 
A) Medulla. 
B) Pons. 
C) Optic nerve. 
D) Optic chiasm.

Question 12

Color is mainly processed within area V3 of the visual cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Generally,it is believed that the right hemisphere assigns meaning,whereas the left hemisphere is responsible for the global aspects of perceptual integration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A person can name objects and speak fluently; however,he/she is unable to repeat after the examiner.He/she most likely has:

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's aphasia. 
B) transcortical motor aphasia. 
C) transcortical sensory aphasia. 
D) conduction aphasia. 
A) Broca's aphasia. 
B) transcortical motor aphasia. 
C) transcortical sensory aphasia. 
D) conduction aphasia.

Question 15

A person with an associative agnosia would be able to draw an object but would be unable to name that same object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rods detect shades of gray and are active in low-light and nighttime conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If a patient sees a boy on a stool stealing cookies while his mother is washing dishes with running water,and effortfully describes,"Boy...ah,girl cookie...well.Stool falling,wa-- water spilling...dis-- dishes," this patient is most likely to have:

Accepted Answer

A) Warnicke's aphasia. 
B) conduction aphasia. 
C) Broca's aphasia. 
D) anomic aphasia. 
A) Warnicke's aphasia. 
B) conduction aphasia. 
C) Broca's aphasia. 
D) anomic aphasia.

Question 18

In Broca's aphasia,verbal comprehension is typically somewhat preserved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Damage to which of the following neuroanatomical sites is most likely to result in unilateral neglect?

Accepted Answer

A) right frontal-temporal lobe 
B) right temporal-parietal lobe 
C) right parietal-occipital lobe 
D) right temporal-occipital lobe 
A) right frontal-temporal lobe 
B) right temporal-parietal lobe 
C) right parietal-occipital lobe 
D) right temporal-occipital lobe

Question 20

Whereas a patient with ____ may experience difficulty attaching semantic meaning to objects,a patient with ____ experiences greater difficulty combining the individual bits of visual information to see the "gestalt."
A.proposagnosia; apperceptive visual agnosia
B.associative visual agnosia; apperceptive visual agnosia
C.apperceptive visual agnosia; anomia
D.associative visual agnosia; apperceptive visual agnosia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Whereas a patient with ____ may experience...

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Agnosia is an "absence of knowing" that can occur in which of the following domains?

Damage to V4 is most likely to result in:

A patient comes to your clinic complaining that he is able to recognize objects that are stagnant,but is unable to identify objects in motion.Which of the following diagnoses are you most likely to consider?

A person with neglect is bitterly aware of their deficits.

Pathognomic signs of neurological neglect include:

Which one of the following is true regarding neglect?

Area V1 of visual cortex corresponds to the:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the auditory system?

Spatial location,object recognition,and form interpretation are processed by the same visual area.

Where does visual information decussate in the brain?

Color is mainly processed within area V3 of the visual cortex.

Generally,it is believed that the right hemisphere assigns meaning,whereas the left hemisphere is responsible for the global aspects of perceptual integration.

A person can name objects and speak fluently; however,he/she is unable to repeat after the examiner.He/she most likely has:

A person with an associative agnosia would be able to draw an object but would be unable to name that same object.

Rods detect shades of gray and are active in low-light and nighttime conditions.

If a patient sees a boy on a stool stealing cookies while his mother is washing dishes with running water,and effortfully describes,"Boy...ah,girl cookie...well.Stool falling,wa-- water spilling...dis-- dishes," this patient is most likely to have:

In Broca's aphasia,verbal comprehension is typically somewhat preserved.

Damage to which of the following neuroanatomical sites is most likely to result in unilateral neglect?

A History of Neuropsychology

Methods of Investigating the Brain

Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Cells of Thought

Functional Neuroanatomy

Cerebral Specialization

Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Traumatic Head Injury and Rehabilitation

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 8: Vision and Language

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Agnosia is an "absence of knowing" that can occur in which of the following domains?

Damage to V4 is most likely to result in:

A patient comes to your clinic complaining that he is able to recognize objects that are stagnant,but is unable to identify objects in motion.Which of the following diagnoses are you most likely to consider?

A person with neglect is bitterly aware of their deficits.

Pathognomic signs of neurological neglect include:

Which one of the following is true regarding neglect?

Area V1 of visual cortex corresponds to the:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the auditory system?

Spatial location,object recognition,and form interpretation are processed by the same visual area.

Where does visual information decussate in the brain?

Color is mainly processed within area V3 of the visual cortex.

Generally,it is believed that the right hemisphere assigns meaning,whereas the left hemisphere is responsible for the global aspects of perceptual integration.

A person can name objects and speak fluently; however,he/she is unable to repeat after the examiner.He/she most likely has:

A person with an associative agnosia would be able to draw an object but would be unable to name that same object.

Rods detect shades of gray and are active in low-light and nighttime conditions.

If a patient sees a boy on a stool stealing cookies while his mother is washing dishes with running water,and effortfully describes,"Boy...ah,girl cookie...well.Stool falling,wa-- water spilling...dis-- dishes," this patient is most likely to have:

In Broca's aphasia,verbal comprehension is typically somewhat preserved.

Damage to which of the following neuroanatomical sites is most likely to result in unilateral neglect?

A History of Neuropsychology

Methods of Investigating the Brain

Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Cells of Thought

Functional Neuroanatomy

Cerebral Specialization

Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Traumatic Head Injury and Rehabilitation

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

Subcortical Dementias

Alterations of Consciousness

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