Question 1

The tendency for a psychological function to be located in one hemisphere is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociation 
B)  displacement 
C)  lateralization 
D)  conduction 
A)  dissociation 
B)  displacement 
C)  lateralization 
D)  conduction

Question 2

In split brain patients, the corpus callosum was surgically severed:

Accepted Answer

A)  to study how each hemisphere operates independently 
B)  to relieve severe depression 
C)  to control severe epilepsy 
D)  to control Parkinson's disease 
A)  to study how each hemisphere operates independently 
B)  to relieve severe depression 
C)  to control severe epilepsy 
D)  to control Parkinson's disease

Question 3

Evoked potentials are measures of:

Accepted Answer

A)  how well a patient will recover from stroke 
B)  muscle activity anywhere in the human body 
C)  brain activity after presentation of a stimulus 
D)  the true linguistic abilities of patients who have difficulty producing speech 
A)  how well a patient will recover from stroke 
B)  muscle activity anywhere in the human body 
C)  brain activity after presentation of a stimulus 
D)  the true linguistic abilities of patients who have difficulty producing speech

Question 4

According to Bever (1980), experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _____ advantages for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  left-ear, music 
B)  right-ear, music 
C)  left-ear, speech 
D)  right-ear, speech 
A)  left-ear, music 
B)  right-ear, music 
C)  left-ear, speech 
D)  right-ear, speech

Question 5

Hominids split from the chimpanzee and bonobo lines approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  2,000,000 years ago 
B)  150,000 years ago 
C)  2,000 years ago 
D)  6,000,000 years ago 
A)  2,000,000 years ago 
B)  150,000 years ago 
C)  2,000 years ago 
D)  6,000,000 years ago

Question 6

The right hemisphere appears to be better than the left at:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpreting conversational remarks in a pragmatically appropriate manner 
B)  automatically activating lexical information 
C)  preserving discourse coherence 
D)  all of the above 
A)  interpreting conversational remarks in a pragmatically appropriate manner 
B)  automatically activating lexical information 
C)  preserving discourse coherence 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  children who are bilingual in speech and sign generally are more advanced in speech 
B)  it is generally believed that hominid brain size increased long before the human vocal tract evolved 
C)  children deprived of a language model invent spoken languages more readily than signed languages 
D)  present-day humans still use gesture to accompany speech 
A)  children who are bilingual in speech and sign generally are more advanced in speech 
B)  it is generally believed that hominid brain size increased long before the human vocal tract evolved 
C)  children deprived of a language model invent spoken languages more readily than signed languages 
D)  present-day humans still use gesture to accompany speech

Question 8

Patients who can process visual language but not auditory language are said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  conduction aphasia 
B)  pure-word deafness 
C)  alexia 
D)  aggrammatism 
A)  conduction aphasia 
B)  pure-word deafness 
C)  alexia 
D)  aggrammatism

Question 9

Individuals who have undergone removal of the left hemisphere prior to speech:

Accepted Answer

A)  never develop language at all 
B)  show very subtle language deficits 
C)  eventually develop normal language 
D)  show deficits in semantic processing 
A)  never develop language at all 
B)  show very subtle language deficits 
C)  eventually develop normal language 
D)  show deficits in semantic processing

Question 10

The visual centers are located in the back of the brain in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  parietal lobe 
D)  cortical lobe 
A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  parietal lobe 
D)  cortical lobe

Question 11

Gestures that in normal speech are used to highlight an aspect of a conversation are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  interactive 
B)  receptive 
C)  paragrammatic 
D)  referential 
A)  interactive 
B)  receptive 
C)  paragrammatic 
D)  referential

Question 12

Patients with conduction aphasia:

Accepted Answer

A)  have trouble producing grammatical sentences 
B)  have trouble choosing the correct word for an object 
C)  are unable to write 
D)  cannot repeat what was said to them 
A)  have trouble producing grammatical sentences 
B)  have trouble choosing the correct word for an object 
C)  are unable to write 
D)  cannot repeat what was said to them

Question 13

Hemispheric lateralization of species-specific vocalizations appears to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  uniquely human 
B)  present in humans and primates, but absent in all other species 
C)  present in humans, primates and many other species, including birds 
D)  present in every species on the earth 
A)  uniquely human 
B)  present in humans and primates, but absent in all other species 
C)  present in humans, primates and many other species, including birds 
D)  present in every species on the earth

Question 14

Information from the _______ is sent first to the right cerebral hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A)  right visual field 
B)  left retina 
C)  right half of each retina 
D)  corpus callosum 
A)  right visual field 
B)  left retina 
C)  right half of each retina 
D)  corpus callosum

Question 15

____________ pathways enable each half of the brain to control the opposite side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ipsilateral 
B)  Contralateral 
C)  Dichotic 
D)  Dissociation 
A)  Ipsilateral 
B)  Contralateral 
C)  Dichotic 
D)  Dissociation

Question 16

Which is not a specialty of the right hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  visuospatial functions 
B)  facial recognition 
C)  holistic tasks 
D)  language processing 
A)  visuospatial functions 
B)  facial recognition 
C)  holistic tasks 
D)  language processing

Question 17

When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the spoon, but could not name it 
B)  named the spoon but was unable to pick it up 
C)  saw the spoon and named it accurately 
D)  saw the spoon, but called it a pencil 
A)  saw the spoon, but could not name it 
B)  named the spoon but was unable to pick it up 
C)  saw the spoon and named it accurately 
D)  saw the spoon, but called it a pencil

Question 18

Studies of comprehension of humor have shown that:

Accepted Answer

A)  patients with either right- or left-hemisphere damage have difficulty processing humor 
B)  patients with right-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with left-hemisphere damage 
C)  patients with left-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with right-hemisphere damage 
D)  the ability to process humor remains intact despite damage to either hemisphere 
A)  patients with either right- or left-hemisphere damage have difficulty processing humor 
B)  patients with right-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with left-hemisphere damage 
C)  patients with left-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with right-hemisphere damage 
D)  the ability to process humor remains intact despite damage to either hemisphere

Question 19

Anatomical studies of vocal tracts have indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the vocal tracts of humans and chimpanzees are structurally identical 
B)  chimpanzees are incapable of producing vowel sounds such as [a], [i], and [u] 
C)  the Neanderthal did not have a larynx 
D)  the Neanderthal were capable of producing the full range of speech sounds of present-day humans. 
A)  the vocal tracts of humans and chimpanzees are structurally identical 
B)  chimpanzees are incapable of producing vowel sounds such as [a], [i], and [u] 
C)  the Neanderthal did not have a larynx 
D)  the Neanderthal were capable of producing the full range of speech sounds of present-day humans.

Question 20

Later chimp language studies focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching chimps a simpler form of signing 
B)  whether chimps could teach signs to younger chimps without human intervention 
C)  socializing chimps so that they have a more natural need for communication 
D)  teaching chimps to sign in the wild 
A)  teaching chimps a simpler form of signing 
B)  whether chimps could teach signs to younger chimps without human intervention 
C)  socializing chimps so that they have a more natural need for communication 
D)  teaching chimps to sign in the wild

The tendency for a psychological function to be located in one hemisphere is referred to as:

In split brain patients, the corpus callosum was surgically severed:

Evoked potentials are measures of:

According to Bever (1980), experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _ advantages for _.

Hominids split from the chimpanzee and bonobo lines approximately:

The right hemisphere appears to be better than the left at:

Which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech?

Patients who can process visual language but not auditory language are said to have:

Individuals who have undergone removal of the left hemisphere prior to speech:

The visual centers are located in the back of the brain in the:

Gestures that in normal speech are used to highlight an aspect of a conversation are called:

Patients with conduction aphasia:

Hemispheric lateralization of species-specific vocalizations appears to be:

Information from the _______ is sent first to the right cerebral hemisphere.

____________ pathways enable each half of the brain to control the opposite side of the body.

Which is not a specialty of the right hemisphere?

When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:

Studies of comprehension of humor have shown that:

Anatomical studies of vocal tracts have indicated that:

Later chimp language studies focused on:

Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Language, Culture, and Cognition

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Exam 13: Biological Foundations of Language

The tendency for a psychological function to be located in one hemisphere is referred to as:

In split brain patients, the corpus callosum was surgically severed:

Evoked potentials are measures of:

According to Bever (1980), experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _____ advantages for _____.

Hominids split from the chimpanzee and bonobo lines approximately:

The right hemisphere appears to be better than the left at:

Which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech?

Patients who can process visual language but not auditory language are said to have:

Individuals who have undergone removal of the left hemisphere prior to speech:

The visual centers are located in the back of the brain in the:

Gestures that in normal speech are used to highlight an aspect of a conversation are called:

Patients with conduction aphasia:

Hemispheric lateralization of species-specific vocalizations appears to be:

Information from the _______ is sent first to the right cerebral hemisphere.

____________ pathways enable each half of the brain to control the opposite side of the body.

Which is not a specialty of the right hemisphere?

When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:

Studies of comprehension of humor have shown that:

Anatomical studies of vocal tracts have indicated that:

Later chimp language studies focused on:

Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Language, Culture, and Cognition

Filters

According to Bever (1980), experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _ advantages for _.