Question 1

Normal speech sounds are around:

Accepted Answer

A) 30 dB. 
B) 40 dB. 
C) 50 dB. 
D) 60 dB. 
A) 30 dB. 
B) 40 dB. 
C) 50 dB. 
D) 60 dB.

Question 2

Subsong refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) songs that are not completely learned. 
B) noises that would be like babbling in humans. 
C) songs that are below the perceived human auditory threshold. 
D) syrinx movements not accompanied by sound. 
A) songs that are not completely learned. 
B) noises that would be like babbling in humans. 
C) songs that are below the perceived human auditory threshold. 
D) syrinx movements not accompanied by sound.

Question 3

Eric is a 10-year-old boy who learned English and German at the same time as a child. Eric suffered a recent head injury and has damage to Broca's area in the left hemisphere. This means that Eric will most likely have Broca's aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A) for English only. 
B) for German only. 
C) for both English and German. 
D) only if Broca's area is damaged in both hemispheres. 
A) for English only. 
B) for German only. 
C) for both English and German. 
D) only if Broca's area is damaged in both hemispheres.

Question 4

The most complex songs in the animal kingdom are produced by:

Accepted Answer

A) songbirds. 
B) humpbacked whales. 
C) dolphins. 
D) frogs. 
A) songbirds. 
B) humpbacked whales. 
C) dolphins. 
D) frogs.

Question 5

Damage to the _____ can cause problems with both language and taste perception.

Accepted Answer

A) left planum temporale 
B) insula 
C) left Wernicke's area 
D) right parietal cortex 
A) left planum temporale 
B) insula 
C) left Wernicke's area 
D) right parietal cortex

Question 6

Discriminating between speech sounds (e.g., "ba" versus "ga") activates:

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's area. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) A1. 
D) the insula. 
A) Wernicke's area. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) A1. 
D) the insula.

Question 7

What decibel (dB) levels are safe for human hearing? What decibel levels can cause hearing damage?

Accepted Answer

Decibel (dB) levels are a measure of the

Question 8

The amount of sound wave displacement along the basilar membrane varies according to the _____ of the sound wave.

Accepted Answer

A) frequency 
B) timbre 
C) amplitude 
D) duration 
A) frequency 
B) timbre 
C) amplitude 
D) duration

Question 9

What is the difference between Heschl's gyrus and the planum temporale?

Accepted Answer

Heschl's gyrus and the planum temporale

Question 10

Which brain regions are involved in music perception?

Accepted Answer

Music perception is a complex process th

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a physical attribute of sound wave energy?

Accepted Answer

A) rarefication 
B) frequency 
C) amplitude 
D) complexity 
A) rarefication 
B) frequency 
C) amplitude 
D) complexity

Question 12

Which two brain areas are most important for birdsong, and what roles do they play?

Accepted Answer

The two brain areas most important for b

Question 13

Stimulation of the A1 area of the auditory cortex by Penfield produced:

Accepted Answer

A) elicitation of words. 
B) hearing voices. 
C) simple tones. 
D) slurring of speech. 
A) elicitation of words. 
B) hearing voices. 
C) simple tones. 
D) slurring of speech.

Question 14

How are blind humans able to use echolocation to identify objects? Which brain regions are involved?

Accepted Answer

Blind humans are able to use echolocatio

Question 15

Whale songs are no longer being transmitted as far as they once were due to:

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the variety of species in a single area. 
B) an increase in noise pollution created by humans. 
C) an increase in the amount of distance between whale pods. 
D) a decrease in the number of whales in the ocean. 
A) an increase in the variety of species in a single area. 
B) an increase in noise pollution created by humans. 
C) an increase in the amount of distance between whale pods. 
D) a decrease in the number of whales in the ocean.

Question 16

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe inner hair cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Inner hair cells can be destroyed by disease, infection, drugs, or exposure to intense sound waves. 
B) Animals without inner hair cells are effectively deaf. 
C) Inner hair cells regenerate in mammals. 
D) Inner hair cells are tipped with cilia. 
A) Inner hair cells can be destroyed by disease, infection, drugs, or exposure to intense sound waves. 
B) Animals without inner hair cells are effectively deaf. 
C) Inner hair cells regenerate in mammals. 
D) Inner hair cells are tipped with cilia.

Question 17

The rate at which a complex waveform repeats is called its:

Accepted Answer

A) resonant frequency. 
B) Fourier frequency. 
C) fundamental frequency. 
D) repetition frequency. 
A) resonant frequency. 
B) Fourier frequency. 
C) fundamental frequency. 
D) repetition frequency.

Question 18

The human A1 auditory area is found in:

Accepted Answer

A) the planum temporale. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) Broca's area. 
D) Heschl's gyrus. 
A) the planum temporale. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) Broca's area. 
D) Heschl's gyrus.

Question 19

The left hemisphere may play a role in the _____ of music.

Accepted Answer

A) perception 
B) production 
C) understanding 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) perception 
B) production 
C) understanding 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following statements correctly describes language?

Accepted Answer

A) Language always involves auditory input and motor output. 
B) Language is the use of complex systems of communication and includes syntax. 
C) Language is the use of complex systems of communication and always involves auditory, visual, and motor inputs and outputs. 
D) Vocalization and audition are necessary to understand language. 
A) Language always involves auditory input and motor output. 
B) Language is the use of complex systems of communication and includes syntax. 
C) Language is the use of complex systems of communication and always involves auditory, visual, and motor inputs and outputs. 
D) Vocalization and audition are necessary to understand language.

Normal speech sounds are around:

Subsong refers to:

Eric is a 10-year-old boy who learned English and German at the same time as a child. Eric suffered a recent head injury and has damage to Broca's area in the left hemisphere. This means that Eric will most likely have Broca's aphasia:

The most complex songs in the animal kingdom are produced by:

Damage to the _____ can cause problems with both language and taste perception.

Discriminating between speech sounds (e.g., "ba" versus "ga") activates:

What decibel (dB) levels are safe for human hearing? What decibel levels can cause hearing damage?

The amount of sound wave displacement along the basilar membrane varies according to the _____ of the sound wave.

What is the difference between Heschl's gyrus and the planum temporale?

Which brain regions are involved in music perception?

Which of the following is NOT a physical attribute of sound wave energy?

Which two brain areas are most important for birdsong, and what roles do they play?

Stimulation of the A1 area of the auditory cortex by Penfield produced:

How are blind humans able to use echolocation to identify objects? Which brain regions are involved?

Whale songs are no longer being transmitted as far as they once were due to:

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe inner hair cells?

The rate at which a complex waveform repeats is called its:

The human A1 auditory area is found in:

The left hemisphere may play a role in the _____ of music.

Which of the following statements correctly describes language?

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Exam 10: How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music

Normal speech sounds are around:

Subsong refers to:

Eric is a 10-year-old boy who learned English and German at the same time as a child. Eric suffered a recent head injury and has damage to Broca's area in the left hemisphere. This means that Eric will most likely have Broca's aphasia:

The most complex songs in the animal kingdom are produced by:

Damage to the _____ can cause problems with both language and taste perception.

Discriminating between speech sounds (e.g., "ba" versus "ga") activates:

What decibel (dB) levels are safe for human hearing? What decibel levels can cause hearing damage?

The amount of sound wave displacement along the basilar membrane varies according to the _____ of the sound wave.

What is the difference between Heschl's gyrus and the planum temporale?

Which brain regions are involved in music perception?

Which of the following is NOT a physical attribute of sound wave energy?

Which two brain areas are most important for birdsong, and what roles do they play?

Stimulation of the A1 area of the auditory cortex by Penfield produced:

How are blind humans able to use echolocation to identify objects? Which brain regions are involved?

Whale songs are no longer being transmitted as far as they once were due to:

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe inner hair cells?

The rate at which a complex waveform repeats is called its:

The human A1 auditory area is found in:

The left hemisphere may play a role in the _____ of music.

Which of the following statements correctly describes language?

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior

What Is the Nervous Systems Functional Anatomy

What Are the Nervous Systems Functional Units

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior

How Do We Study the Brains Structures and Functions

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior

Why Do We Sleep and Dream

How Do We Learn and Remember

How Does the Brain Think

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves

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