Question 1

The stapes presses against the:

Accepted Answer

A) Oval window 
B) Tympanic membrane 
C) Round window 
D) Ossicles 
A) Oval window 
B) Tympanic membrane 
C) Round window 
D) Ossicles

Question 2

There is typically more recovery from Wernicke's aphasia than for Broca's aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Differences in intensity are the basis for the perception of pitch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Aphasia is a primary disturbance in comprehension or production of language that is caused by brain damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The cocktail party effect involves the rigidity of the tympanic membrane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_____ refers to the acquisition of sensory information while _____ refers to the interpretation of sensory information.

Accepted Answer

A) perception,sensation 
B) sensation,perception 
C) reception,transduction 
D) sensation,transduction 
A) perception,sensation 
B) sensation,perception 
C) reception,transduction 
D) sensation,transduction

Question 7

Over _____ of right-handers and 2/3 of the left-handers have language controlled by their _____ hemisphere(s).

Accepted Answer

A) 75%,left 
B) 90%,right 
C) 50%,both 
D) 90%,left 
A) 75%,left 
B) 90%,right 
C) 50%,both 
D) 90%,left

Question 8

Broca proposed that damage to his (Broca's)area:

Accepted Answer

A) Is more likely to produce disruption of speech in right-handed persons 
B) Contains neurons that analyze speech for meaning 
C) Disrupted the motor instructions for vocalizing words 
D) Coordinates speech articulation in concert with breathing 
A) Is more likely to produce disruption of speech in right-handed persons 
B) Contains neurons that analyze speech for meaning 
C) Disrupted the motor instructions for vocalizing words 
D) Coordinates speech articulation in concert with breathing

Question 9

Helmholtz borrowed the concept of _____ from physics to explain how we discriminate different frequencies.

Accepted Answer

A) transduction 
B) resonance 
C) capacitance 
D) conduction 
A) transduction 
B) resonance 
C) capacitance 
D) conduction

Question 10

The bodies of the hair cells are embedded in the:

Accepted Answer

A) Helicotrema 
B) Tectorial membrane 
C) Basilar membrane 
D) Tympanic membrane 
A) Helicotrema 
B) Tectorial membrane 
C) Basilar membrane 
D) Tympanic membrane

Question 11

The receptive organ for hearing is the cochlea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The mechanism of place analysis explains how we can hear through our skulls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Broca's aphasia?

Accepted Answer

A) Impairment in writing 
B) Word salad 
C) Agrammatic speech 
D) Difficulty with articulation 
A) Impairment in writing 
B) Word salad 
C) Agrammatic speech 
D) Difficulty with articulation

Question 14

The primary auditory cortex contains a topographical "map" of:

Accepted Answer

A) The locations of sound in the environment 
B) Locations on an unrolled basilar membrane 
C) Outer hair cells 
D) Intensities of sounds in the environment 
A) The locations of sound in the environment 
B) Locations on an unrolled basilar membrane 
C) Outer hair cells 
D) Intensities of sounds in the environment

Question 15

Cochlear implants are successful because they employ principles of _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) place 
B) frequency 
C) volley 
D) language acquisition 
A) place 
B) frequency 
C) volley 
D) language acquisition

Question 16

The amount of physical energy in a sound wave determines its:

Accepted Answer

A) Complexity 
B) Pitch 
C) Amplitude 
D) Frequency 
A) Complexity 
B) Pitch 
C) Amplitude 
D) Frequency

Question 17

How do we localize sound sources?

Accepted Answer

Humans localize sound sources primarily

Question 18

Alexia refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) The inability to write 
B) Pure word blindness 
C) Aphasia without agraphia 
D) The inability to read 
A) The inability to write 
B) Pure word blindness 
C) Aphasia without agraphia 
D) The inability to read

Question 19

When dyslexic children received training to resolve their phonological deficits,the children's reading ability improved to normal levels and _____.

Accepted Answer

A) motor coordination improved as well 
B) emotional processing returned to normal 
C) deficits in brain activity showed recovery 
D) aphasia symptoms were remediated as well 
A) motor coordination improved as well 
B) emotional processing returned to normal 
C) deficits in brain activity showed recovery 
D) aphasia symptoms were remediated as well

Question 20

The dorsal auditory stream enables you to _____ while the ventral stream is active in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) discriminating different sounds,knowing where a sound is 
B) knowing where a sound is,knowing what a sound is 
C) complexity analysis,tonotopic analysis 
D) pitch analysis,amplitude analysis 
A) discriminating different sounds,knowing where a sound is 
B) knowing where a sound is,knowing what a sound is 
C) complexity analysis,tonotopic analysis 
D) pitch analysis,amplitude analysis

The stapes presses against the:

There is typically more recovery from Wernicke's aphasia than for Broca's aphasia.

Differences in intensity are the basis for the perception of pitch.

Aphasia is a primary disturbance in comprehension or production of language that is caused by brain damage.

The cocktail party effect involves the rigidity of the tympanic membrane.

_ refers to the acquisition of sensory information while _ refers to the interpretation of sensory information.

Over _ of right-handers and 2/3 of the left-handers have language controlled by their _ hemisphere(s).

Broca proposed that damage to his (Broca's)area:

Helmholtz borrowed the concept of _____ from physics to explain how we discriminate different frequencies.

The bodies of the hair cells are embedded in the:

The receptive organ for hearing is the cochlea.

The mechanism of place analysis explains how we can hear through our skulls.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Broca's aphasia?

The primary auditory cortex contains a topographical "map" of:

Cochlear implants are successful because they employ principles of _____ theory.

The amount of physical energy in a sound wave determines its:

How do we localize sound sources?

Alexia refers to:

When dyslexic children received training to resolve their phonological deficits,the children's reading ability improved to normal levels and _____.

The dorsal auditory stream enables you to _ while the ventral stream is active in _.

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

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Exam 9: Hearing and Language

The stapes presses against the:

There is typically more recovery from Wernicke's aphasia than for Broca's aphasia.

Differences in intensity are the basis for the perception of pitch.

Aphasia is a primary disturbance in comprehension or production of language that is caused by brain damage.

The cocktail party effect involves the rigidity of the tympanic membrane.

_____ refers to the acquisition of sensory information while _____ refers to the interpretation of sensory information.

Over _____ of right-handers and 2/3 of the left-handers have language controlled by their _____ hemisphere(s).

Broca proposed that damage to his (Broca's)area:

Helmholtz borrowed the concept of _____ from physics to explain how we discriminate different frequencies.

The bodies of the hair cells are embedded in the:

The receptive organ for hearing is the cochlea.

The mechanism of place analysis explains how we can hear through our skulls.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Broca's aphasia?

The primary auditory cortex contains a topographical "map" of:

Cochlear implants are successful because they employ principles of _____ theory.

The amount of physical energy in a sound wave determines its:

How do we localize sound sources?

Alexia refers to:

When dyslexic children received training to resolve their phonological deficits,the children's reading ability improved to normal levels and _____.

The dorsal auditory stream enables you to _____ while the ventral stream is active in _____.

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

_ refers to the acquisition of sensory information while _ refers to the interpretation of sensory information.

Over _ of right-handers and 2/3 of the left-handers have language controlled by their _ hemisphere(s).

The dorsal auditory stream enables you to _ while the ventral stream is active in _.