Question 1

In surface dyslexia, the __________ procedure has been lost.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  phonetic 
C)  lexical 
D)  deep 
E)  phonological 
A)  semantic 
B)  phonetic 
C)  lexical 
D)  deep 
E)  phonological

Question 2

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heschl's gyrus 
B)  planum temporale 
C)  frontal operculum 
D)  Broca's area 
E)  both C and D 
A)  Heschl's gyrus 
B)  planum temporale 
C)  frontal operculum 
D)  Broca's area 
E)  both C and D

Question 3

Who were the neurosurgeons who performed the first major series of commissurotomies for the treatment of intractable epilepsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vogel and Bogen 
B)  Kolb and Whishaw 
C)  Olds and Milner 
D)  Fibiger and Phillips 
E)  Sperry and Gazzaniga 
A)  Vogel and Bogen 
B)  Kolb and Whishaw 
C)  Olds and Milner 
D)  Fibiger and Phillips 
E)  Sperry and Gazzaniga

Question 4

-The cortical region just anterior to the left primary motor cortex is

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area. 
B)  the somatosensory cortex. 
C)  the frontal eye field. 
D)  the angular gyrus. 
E)  Wernicke's area. 
A)  Broca's area. 
B)  the somatosensory cortex. 
C)  the frontal eye field. 
D)  the angular gyrus. 
E)  Wernicke's area.

Question 5

In comparison to English speakers, Italian speakers are less likely to be diagnosed as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In comparison to English speakers, Italian speakers...

Question 6

Left-handers are also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sinestrals. 
B)  carminatives. 
C)  minor hemisphere dominants. 
D)  dextrals. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  sinestrals. 
B)  carminatives. 
C)  minor hemisphere dominants. 
D)  dextrals. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial half of each retina. 
B)  right half of the visual field of the right eye. 
C)  left half of the visual field of the left eye. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  medial half of each retina. 
B)  right half of the visual field of the right eye. 
C)  left half of the visual field of the left eye. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

There seem to be two different procedures for reading aloud.The procedure that is based on stored information about the pronunciation of specific written words is called the __________ procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonetic 
B)  surface 
C)  lexical 
D)  twipple 
E)  parallel 
A)  phonetic 
B)  surface 
C)  lexical 
D)  twipple 
E)  parallel

Question 9

The findings of the brain stimulation studies of Ojemann and colleagues suggest that language abilities might be organized in the cortex like a

Accepted Answer

A)  mosaic. 
B)  phonograph. 
C)  text book. 
D)  lexicon. 
E)  serial. 
A)  mosaic. 
B)  phonograph. 
C)  text book. 
D)  lexicon. 
E)  serial.

Question 10

The results of CT and structural MRI studies of aphasic patients indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  not all aphasic patients have damage to the classic Wernicke-Geschwind areas. 
B)  most aphasics have extensive damage to subcortical white matter. 
C)  few, if any, aphasics have damage restricted to the classic Wernicke-Geschwind areas. 
D)  large anterior lesions tend to be associated with deficits in language expression, whereas large posterior lesions tend to be associated with deficits in language comprehension. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  not all aphasic patients have damage to the classic Wernicke-Geschwind areas. 
B)  most aphasics have extensive damage to subcortical white matter. 
C)  few, if any, aphasics have damage restricted to the classic Wernicke-Geschwind areas. 
D)  large anterior lesions tend to be associated with deficits in language expression, whereas large posterior lesions tend to be associated with deficits in language comprehension. 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

Chimera

Accepted Answer

A)  developed the dichotic listening test. 
B)  has studied the lateralization of musical ability. 
C)  has shown that subjects tend to make gestures during speech with the hand controlled by the hemisphere that is dominant for speech. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  is a mythical monster composed of the combined parts of different animals. 
A)  developed the dichotic listening test. 
B)  has studied the lateralization of musical ability. 
C)  has shown that subjects tend to make gestures during speech with the hand controlled by the hemisphere that is dominant for speech. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  is a mythical monster composed of the combined parts of different animals.

Question 12

Split-brain patients are those who

Accepted Answer

A)  have been commissurotomized. 
B)  have split personalities. 
C)  are schizophrenic. 
D)  have cerebral commissures. 
E)  have only one hemisphere. 
A)  have been commissurotomized. 
B)  have split personalities. 
C)  are schizophrenic. 
D)  have cerebral commissures. 
E)  have only one hemisphere.

Question 13

-During a conventional postsurgery test, this split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen.She selected the

Accepted Answer

A)  spoon. 
B)  apple. 
C)  first the spoon and then the apple. 
D)  first the apple and then the spoon. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  spoon. 
B)  apple. 
C)  first the spoon and then the apple. 
D)  first the apple and then the spoon. 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

"Broca's aphasia" and "Wernicke's aphasia" are confusing terms because

Accepted Answer

A)  the disorders to which they refer rarely, if ever, exist in their pure forms. 
B)  the disorders to which they refer do not result from damage to Broca's and Wernicke's areas, respectively. 
C)  they are predictions of the Wernicke-Geschwind model rather than common neuropsychological disorders. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the disorders to which they refer rarely, if ever, exist in their pure forms. 
B)  the disorders to which they refer do not result from damage to Broca's and Wernicke's areas, respectively. 
C)  they are predictions of the Wernicke-Geschwind model rather than common neuropsychological disorders. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

The volunteers in the first experiments performed on split-brain humans had

Accepted Answer

A)  suffered from severe cases of epilepsy. 
B)  their corpus callosums severed. 
C)  their optic chiasms severed. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  suffered from severe cases of epilepsy. 
B)  their corpus callosums severed. 
C)  their optic chiasms severed. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 16

The results of sodium amytal tests suggest that the percentage of healthy right-handers in the general population that are left-hemisphere dominant for speech is

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 90%. 
B)  about 90%. 
C)  about 80%. 
D)  about 70%. 
E)  less than 60%. 
A)  more than 90%. 
B)  about 90%. 
C)  about 80%. 
D)  about 70%. 
E)  less than 60%.

Question 17

Electrical stimulation of the left cerebral cortex of conscious patients can influence their speech in a variety of ways.Which of the following is not a commonly observed speech-related response to cortical stimulation? The patient

Accepted Answer

A)  says an unintended phrase. 
B)  is momentarily mute. 
C)  can speak but finds it difficult to name common objects. 
D)  can speak but makes errors in counting. 
E)  mispronounces well-known words. 
A)  says an unintended phrase. 
B)  is momentarily mute. 
C)  can speak but finds it difficult to name common objects. 
D)  can speak but makes errors in counting. 
E)  mispronounces well-known words.

Question 18

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as a research tools is that they cannot

Accepted Answer

A)  be used to study nonhuman primates. 
B)  prove causation. 
C)  be used to study subcortical structures. 
D)  reveal activity in cerebral nuclei. 
E)  be used to study split-brain patients. 
A)  be used to study nonhuman primates. 
B)  prove causation. 
C)  be used to study subcortical structures. 
D)  reveal activity in cerebral nuclei. 
E)  be used to study split-brain patients.

Question 19

Describe the methods used to study split-brain humans.Provide evidence that each hemisphere of a split-brain patient can function independently.

Accepted Answer

50% for describing the methods

Question 20

Areas of the brain that interpret the meaning of a word are said to be performing a __________ analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  phonological 
B)  semantic 
C)  grammatical 
D)  phonemic 
E)  serial 
A)  phonological 
B)  semantic 
C)  grammatical 
D)  phonemic 
E)  serial

In surface dyslexia, the __________ procedure has been lost.

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Who were the neurosurgeons who performed the first major series of commissurotomies for the treatment of intractable epilepsy?

-The cortical region just anterior to the left primary motor cortex is

In comparison to English speakers, Italian speakers are less likely to be diagnosed as __________.

Left-handers are also known as

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

There seem to be two different procedures for reading aloud.The procedure that is based on stored information about the pronunciation of specific written words is called the __________ procedure.

The findings of the brain stimulation studies of Ojemann and colleagues suggest that language abilities might be organized in the cortex like a

The results of CT and structural MRI studies of aphasic patients indicate that

Chimera

Split-brain patients are those who

-During a conventional postsurgery test, this split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen.She selected the

"Broca's aphasia" and "Wernicke's aphasia" are confusing terms because

The volunteers in the first experiments performed on split-brain humans had

The results of sodium amytal tests suggest that the percentage of healthy right-handers in the general population that are left-hemisphere dominant for speech is

Electrical stimulation of the left cerebral cortex of conscious patients can influence their speech in a variety of ways.Which of the following is not a commonly observed speech-related response to cortical stimulation? The patient

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as a research tools is that they cannot

Describe the methods used to study split-brain humans.Provide evidence that each hemisphere of a split-brain patient can function independently.

Areas of the brain that interpret the meaning of a word are said to be performing a __________ analysis.

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Exam 16: Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

In surface dyslexia, the __________ procedure has been lost.

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Who were the neurosurgeons who performed the first major series of commissurotomies for the treatment of intractable epilepsy?

-The cortical region just anterior to the left primary motor cortex is

In comparison to English speakers, Italian speakers are less likely to be diagnosed as __________.

Left-handers are also known as

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

There seem to be two different procedures for reading aloud.The procedure that is based on stored information about the pronunciation of specific written words is called the __________ procedure.

The findings of the brain stimulation studies of Ojemann and colleagues suggest that language abilities might be organized in the cortex like a

The results of CT and structural MRI studies of aphasic patients indicate that

Chimera

Split-brain patients are those who

-During a conventional postsurgery test, this split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen.She selected the

"Broca's aphasia" and "Wernicke's aphasia" are confusing terms because

The volunteers in the first experiments performed on split-brain humans had

The results of sodium amytal tests suggest that the percentage of healthy right-handers in the general population that are left-hemisphere dominant for speech is

Electrical stimulation of the left cerebral cortex of conscious patients can influence their speech in a variety of ways.Which of the following is not a commonly observed speech-related response to cortical stimulation? The patient

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as a research tools is that they cannot

Describe the methods used to study split-brain humans.Provide evidence that each hemisphere of a split-brain patient can function independently.

Areas of the brain that interpret the meaning of a word are said to be performing a __________ analysis.

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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