Exam 13: Cognition

 Herbert Terrace has argued that the use of symbols and sign language by apes differs from human language in

 Sandra has always been good at multitasking. She seems to be able to keep track of several things going on at once. Researchers studying multitasking would likely suggest that Sandra's

(see Figure 13.22) -Making reference to the numbered figures in this illustration, describe the differences in activity observed in the typical reader and the reader with dyslexia.

 Ashley suddenly experienced problems with processing spatial and emotional information. Her physicians suspected that she may have an abnormality in her

 The brains of musicians with perfect pitch

 In dichotic listening tasks,

 As a child, Michelle learned sign language at the same time she learned English because her mother signed and spoke at the same time. If Michelle has a stroke that results in Broca's aphasia, which of the following might you expect?

 The language deficits of the KE family may originate in

 Split-brain operations like Bogen's produce

 Information that is logical or sequential is processed

 Dichotic listening tasks are based on the fact that

 You know your friend Ramon has just had a split-brain surgery to treat his uncontrollable epileptic seizures. When Ramon returns to school, it is likely that he will

 Which of the following statistical facts provides support for a role of prenatal androgen levels in lateralization?

 A genome-wide association study (GWAS) found

 An area of the brain that appears to be structurally different in musicians with perfect pitch is

 People with dyslexia

 People with Wernicke's aphasia

 Stuttering appears to be primarily a result of

 Wernicke's area is located in the

 Brittany, who is right-handed, always holds her cell phone up to her left ear so she can do other things with her right hand at the same time. It is most likely that Brittany