Exam 13: Cognition

(see Figure 13.17) -Initial processing of sound occurs in structure #____________________, or ____________________, and comprehension of speech is processed by structure #____________________, or ____________________.

 Evidence for Spearman's general intelligence (g) factor includes the

 Lateralization occurs in species other than human beings, suggesting that it may provide some advantages for survival.

 The use of split-brain operations have been shown to

 The heritability of intelligence is typically estimated to be about _________ percent.

 Fiber pathways connecting the two hemispheres are known as

 In a dichotic listening test for which he volunteered, Justin was able to repeat the words presented to his right ear, but he did a better job evaluating the emotional tone of a word when it was presented to his left ear. It is most likely that

 An analysis of Albert Einstein's brain showed that Einstein's brain

(see Figure 13.2) - The structures in this illustration were severed in the classic split-brain procedures used by Joseph Bogen. They are #1, ____________________, #2, ____________________, #3, ____________________, and #4, ____________________.

 People who stutter have a difference in brain activity from non-stuttering individuals in that stutterers are

 An aphasia is best defined as a

 In experiments with split-brain patients where they were shown an image of a spoon in the left visual field, they

 American Sign Language (ASL), which uses movement and vision instead of sound, is represented in completely different parts of the brain than verbal languages.

 Efforts to identify the time course of the evolution of human language have been based on the

 During a visuospatial task,

 Lateralization and connectivity of the hemispheres of the human brain are believed to be affected by a number of factors. Which factors impact development of lateralization?

 In conditions where a person has aphasia, it is

 Grandma Salicetti came to the United States from Italy when she was 18. She learned English but not very fluently. She recently had a stroke, and although she can still speak, she is having some difficulty. Which of the following is the most likely outcome?

 Five-year-old Chelsea is having difficulty with Dr. Suess rhymes and understanding the difference when her mother says "ran" and "ram." She might be at risk for

 Although now considered overly simplistic, the Wernicke-Geschwind model of language successfully predicted the