Question 1

Research on the relationship between language and music has found that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) people whose native language is rhythmic tend to prefer music with irregular rhythms 
B) ​trained musicians tend to be better than average at learning a second language 
C) ​we use language areas of the brain when we perform music, but not when we compose it 
D) Wernicke's area is strongly activated when orchestral musicians sight read music 
A) people whose native language is rhythmic tend to prefer music with irregular rhythms 
B) ​trained musicians tend to be better than average at learning a second language 
C) ​we use language areas of the brain when we perform music, but not when we compose it 
D) Wernicke's area is strongly activated when orchestral musicians sight read music B

Question 2

When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis,an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex,similar to what healthy volunteers showed.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Dyslexia is more common among languages that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) are phonetically based 
B) ​have many odd spellings 
C) ​are tonal in nature 
D) use masculine and feminine nouns 
A) are phonetically based 
B) ​have many odd spellings 
C) ​are tonal in nature 
D) use masculine and feminine nouns B

Question 4

A person with spatial neglect is more likely to notice an object placed in the left hand if ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) they cross their left hand over to the right side of their body 
B) ​they cross their right hand over to the left side of their body 
C) ​they look to the right 
D) you touch their right hand 
A) they cross their left hand over to the right side of their body 
B) ​they cross their right hand over to the left side of their body 
C) ​they look to the right 
D) you touch their right hand

Question 5

Which task are split-brain patients likely to perform better than other people?​

Accepted Answer

A) tying their shoes 
B) ​unfamiliar tasks 
C) ​completing an intelligence test 
D) using both hands simultaneously to draw separate shapes 
A) tying their shoes 
B) ​unfamiliar tasks 
C) ​completing an intelligence test 
D) using both hands simultaneously to draw separate shapes

Question 6

As compared to a person with Broca's aphasia,a person with Wernicke's aphasia can ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) remember the names of objects 
B) ​understand written language 
C) ​understand spoken language 
D) speak fluently and rapidly 
A) remember the names of objects 
B) ​understand written language 
C) ​understand spoken language 
D) speak fluently and rapidly

Question 7

In most people,the right hemisphere is dominant for speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In most humans,control of language is centered in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) left hemisphere 
B) ​right hemisphere 
C) ​corpus callosum 
D) cerebellum 
A) left hemisphere 
B) ​right hemisphere 
C) ​corpus callosum 
D) cerebellum

Question 9

Deaf children who do not learn any language by the time they enter school ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) can still learn English, but not sign language 
B) ​can still learn sign language, but not English 
C) ​will never develop much skill at any language 
D) can master any language at any time 
A) can still learn English, but not sign language 
B) ​can still learn sign language, but not English 
C) ​will never develop much skill at any language 
D) can master any language at any time

Question 10

The left and right hemispheres exchange information through a set of axons called the corpus callosum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The view that mental processes and certain kinds of brain processes are the same thing,described in different terms is known as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) materialism 
B) ​mentalism 
C) ​the identity position 
D) dualism 
A) materialism 
B) ​mentalism 
C) ​the identity position 
D) dualism

Question 12

Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) cannot learn language as well as common chimpanzees 
B) ​use symbols in the wild to communicate with each other 
C) ​comprehend spoken language comparable to that of a two-year-old child 
D) can write as well as a two-year-old child 
A) cannot learn language as well as common chimpanzees 
B) ​use symbols in the wild to communicate with each other 
C) ​comprehend spoken language comparable to that of a two-year-old child 
D) can write as well as a two-year-old child

Question 13

Fluent aphasia,in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly,is due to damage that includes ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area 
B) ​Wernicke's area 
C) ​the prefrontal cortex 
D) the corpus callosum 
A) Broca's area 
B) ​Wernicke's area 
C) ​the prefrontal cortex 
D) the corpus callosum

Question 14

A person with Broca's aphasia ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) has lost total knowledge of grammar 
B) ​has lost total knowledge of use of verbs 
C) ​recognizes that something is wrong with grammatically incorrect sentences 
D) insists that his or her utterances are grammatically correct and that other people are wrong 
A) has lost total knowledge of grammar 
B) ​has lost total knowledge of use of verbs 
C) ​recognizes that something is wrong with grammatically incorrect sentences 
D) insists that his or her utterances are grammatically correct and that other people are wrong

Question 15

Language comprehension in people with Broca's aphasia resembles that of someone who is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) shy about speaking in public 
B) ​suffering from bipolar disorder 
C) ​highly distracted 
D) starting to learn a foreign language 
A) shy about speaking in public 
B) ​suffering from bipolar disorder 
C) ​highly distracted 
D) starting to learn a foreign language

Question 16

Damage to the corpus callosum prevents ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinations 
B) ​release of pituitary hormones 
C) ​the exchange of information between the two hemispheres 
D) the exchange of information between pre- and postsynaptic membranes 
A) hallucinations 
B) ​release of pituitary hormones 
C) ​the exchange of information between the two hemispheres 
D) the exchange of information between pre- and postsynaptic membranes

Question 17

The nonhuman species that has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language is the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) common chimpanzee 
B) ​bonobo chimpanzee 
C) ​gorilla 
D) dolphin 
A) common chimpanzee 
B) ​bonobo chimpanzee 
C) ​gorilla 
D) dolphin

Question 18

Dysphonetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) recognizing whole words 
B) ​hearing words 
C) ​guessing word meaning based on context 
D) sounding out words 
A) recognizing whole words 
B) ​hearing words 
C) ​guessing word meaning based on context 
D) sounding out words

Question 19

The left hemisphere appears to be specialized for language before language develops.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a split-brain patient sees the word "sky" in his left visual field and the word "scraper" in his right visual field,which picture will he draw with the left hand?​

Accepted Answer

A) the sky only 
B) ​the scraper only 
C) ​a sky and a scraper, separately 
D) a skyscraper 
A) the sky only 
B) ​the scraper only 
C) ​a sky and a scraper, separately 
D) a skyscraper

Research on the relationship between language and music has found that ____.

When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis,an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex,similar to what healthy volunteers showed.

Dyslexia is more common among languages that ____.

A person with spatial neglect is more likely to notice an object placed in the left hand if ____.

Which task are split-brain patients likely to perform better than other people?

As compared to a person with Broca's aphasia,a person with Wernicke's aphasia can ____.

In most people,the right hemisphere is dominant for speech.

In most humans,control of language is centered in the ____.

Deaf children who do not learn any language by the time they enter school ____.

The left and right hemispheres exchange information through a set of axons called the corpus callosum.

The view that mental processes and certain kinds of brain processes are the same thing,described in different terms is known as ____.

Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.

Fluent aphasia,in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly,is due to damage that includes ____.

A person with Broca's aphasia ____.

Language comprehension in people with Broca's aphasia resembles that of someone who is ____.

Damage to the corpus callosum prevents ____.

The nonhuman species that has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language is the ____.

Dysphonetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.

The left hemisphere appears to be specialized for language before language develops.

If a split-brain patient sees the word "sky" in his left visual field and the word "scraper" in his right visual field,which picture will he draw with the left hand?

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Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

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Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Psychological Disorders

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Exam 13: Cognitive Functions

Research on the relationship between language and music has found that ____.​

When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis,an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex,similar to what healthy volunteers showed.​

Dyslexia is more common among languages that ____.​

A person with spatial neglect is more likely to notice an object placed in the left hand if ____.​

Which task are split-brain patients likely to perform better than other people?​

As compared to a person with Broca's aphasia,a person with Wernicke's aphasia can ____.​

In most people,the right hemisphere is dominant for speech.

In most humans,control of language is centered in the ____.​

Deaf children who do not learn any language by the time they enter school ____.​

The left and right hemispheres exchange information through a set of axons called the corpus callosum.

The view that mental processes and certain kinds of brain processes are the same thing,described in different terms is known as ____.​

Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.​

Fluent aphasia,in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly,is due to damage that includes ____.​

A person with Broca's aphasia ____.​

Language comprehension in people with Broca's aphasia resembles that of someone who is ____.​

Damage to the corpus callosum prevents ____.​

The nonhuman species that has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language is the ____.​

Dysphonetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.​

The left hemisphere appears to be specialized for language before language develops.​

If a split-brain patient sees the word "sky" in his left visual field and the word "scraper" in his right visual field,which picture will he draw with the left hand?​

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

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Research on the relationship between language and music has found that ____.

When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis,an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex,similar to what healthy volunteers showed.

Dyslexia is more common among languages that ____.

A person with spatial neglect is more likely to notice an object placed in the left hand if ____.

Which task are split-brain patients likely to perform better than other people?

As compared to a person with Broca's aphasia,a person with Wernicke's aphasia can ____.

In most humans,control of language is centered in the ____.

Deaf children who do not learn any language by the time they enter school ____.

The view that mental processes and certain kinds of brain processes are the same thing,described in different terms is known as ____.

Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.

Fluent aphasia,in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly,is due to damage that includes ____.

A person with Broca's aphasia ____.

Language comprehension in people with Broca's aphasia resembles that of someone who is ____.

Damage to the corpus callosum prevents ____.

The nonhuman species that has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language is the ____.

Dysphonetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.

The left hemisphere appears to be specialized for language before language develops.

If a split-brain patient sees the word "sky" in his left visual field and the word "scraper" in his right visual field,which picture will he draw with the left hand?