Question 1

Electric stimulation of the right temporal lobe cortex of a conscious patient can _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  produce localized movements 
B)  initiate déjà vu experiences 
C)  accelerate production of speech 
D)  increase the patient's IQ score 
A)  produce localized movements 
B)  initiate déjà vu experiences 
C)  accelerate production of speech 
D)  increase the patient's IQ score B

Question 2

Which of the following factors does not usually influence laterality of function in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  gender 
C)  handedness 
D)  height 
A)  genetics 
B)  gender 
C)  handedness 
D)  height D

Question 3

You are an examining psychologist at a neurological clinic. After administering an IQ test, you find the main deficits are in nonverbal recall and the copying of drawings. You suspect damage to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  left frontal lobe 
B)  right frontal lobe 
C)  right temporal lobe 
D)  left temporal lobe 
A)  left frontal lobe 
B)  right frontal lobe 
C)  right temporal lobe 
D)  left temporal lobe C

Question 4

Following damage to the left hemisphere, the most likely outcome would be a decline in:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental rotation ability. 
B)  verbal ability. 
C)  pitch recognition. 
D)  emotional memory. 
A)  mental rotation ability. 
B)  verbal ability. 
C)  pitch recognition. 
D)  emotional memory.

Question 5

Surgical deconnection of the two cerebral hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum (and other commissures) is a "last resort" treatment for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  epilepsy 
C)  aphasia 
D)  multiple sclerosis 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  epilepsy 
C)  aphasia 
D)  multiple sclerosis

Question 6

If the right carotid artery is injected with an anesthetic drug, within a few seconds _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ipsilateral arm will exhibit flaccid paralysis 
B)  speech will probably be interrupted 
C)  speech will always be interrupted 
D)  the contralateral arm will exhibit flaccid paralysis 
A)  the ipsilateral arm will exhibit flaccid paralysis 
B)  speech will probably be interrupted 
C)  speech will always be interrupted 
D)  the contralateral arm will exhibit flaccid paralysis

Question 7

The ability of the right hemisphere to support language abilities after damage to the left hemisphere supports:

Accepted Answer

A)  isolationist models. 
B)  supermodels. 
C)  specialization models. 
D)  interaction models. 
A)  isolationist models. 
B)  supermodels. 
C)  specialization models. 
D)  interaction models.

Question 8

The identification of melodies shows _____ in a dichotic listening task.

Accepted Answer

A)  a frontal lobe advantage 
B)  a right-ear advantage 
C)  a left-ear advantage 
D)  no advantage due to either ear 
A)  a frontal lobe advantage 
B)  a right-ear advantage 
C)  a left-ear advantage 
D)  no advantage due to either ear

Question 9

The most pronounced anatomical asymmetries are found in the areas associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  language. 
D)  emotion. 
A)  vision. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  language. 
D)  emotion.

Question 10

When viewing chimeric stimuli, the commissurotomy patients studied by Levy and coworkers tended to recognize _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  both faces, as do normal subjects 
B)  the face flashed to the right visual field only 
C)  the face flashed to the left visual field only 
D)  neither face 
A)  both faces, as do normal subjects 
B)  the face flashed to the right visual field only 
C)  the face flashed to the left visual field only 
D)  neither face

Question 11

Which of the following is generally true of the left hemisphere, relative to the right hemisphere in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a larger size and weight overall. 
B)  It has a larger Heschl's gyrus. 
C)  It has a smaller visible frontal operculum. 
D)  It has a larger planum temporale. 
A)  It has a larger size and weight overall. 
B)  It has a larger Heschl's gyrus. 
C)  It has a smaller visible frontal operculum. 
D)  It has a larger planum temporale.

Question 12

When neuropsychologists refer to a function as being lateralized, they mean that the function:

Accepted Answer

A)  is performed most efficiently by a lateral region of the brain. 
B)  is performed most efficiently by one hemisphere of the brain. 
C)  can be performed equally well by either hemisphere of the brain. 
D)  is performed most efficiently in a lateral motion. 
A)  is performed most efficiently by a lateral region of the brain. 
B)  is performed most efficiently by one hemisphere of the brain. 
C)  can be performed equally well by either hemisphere of the brain. 
D)  is performed most efficiently in a lateral motion.

Question 13

The results of tests of lateralization of function must be interpreted with care because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be affected by cognitive strategies. 
B)  are politically sensitive. 
C)  are qualitative, not quantitative. 
D)  always come from brain-damaged individuals.
Answer Key 
A)  can be affected by cognitive strategies. 
B)  are politically sensitive. 
C)  are qualitative, not quantitative. 
D)  always come from brain-damaged individuals.
Answer Key

Question 14

Studies by Milner and colleagues place the percentage of right - handed individuals with speech functions lateralized to the right hemisphere to about _____ %.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  15 
C)  50 
D)  95 
A)  2 
B)  15 
C)  50 
D)  95

Question 15

Imaging studies have shown that, contrary to expectation, activity in Broca's area does not increase during:

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful speech. 
B)  articulate speech. 
C)  automatic speech. 
D)  emotional speech. 
A)  effortful speech. 
B)  articulate speech. 
C)  automatic speech. 
D)  emotional speech.

Question 16

In intact individuals, hemispheric differences in cognitive ability can be detected by measuring:

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in processing efficiency. 
B)  self-reports of cognitive strategies. 
C)  galvanic skin response. 
D)  differences in processing efficiency, self-reports of cognitive strategies, and galvanic skin response. 
A)  differences in processing efficiency. 
B)  self-reports of cognitive strategies. 
C)  galvanic skin response. 
D)  differences in processing efficiency, self-reports of cognitive strategies, and galvanic skin response.

Question 17

The largest functional differences are found between _____ rather than _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral sites; cerebral sides 
B)  cerebral sides; cerebral sites 
C)  cortical layers; cortical columns 
D)  genders; age groups 
A)  cerebral sites; cerebral sides 
B)  cerebral sides; cerebral sites 
C)  cortical layers; cortical columns 
D)  genders; age groups

Question 18

Which of the following tests shows a left - ear advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  backward speech 
B)  environmental sounds 
C)  difficult rhythms 
D)  vowels 
A)  backward speech 
B)  environmental sounds 
C)  difficult rhythms 
D)  vowels

Question 19

Specialization models of hemispheric function posit:

Accepted Answer

A)  overlapping information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
B)  identical information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
C)  nonoverlapping information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
D)  shifting information-processing roles for the two hemispheres. 
A)  overlapping information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
B)  identical information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
C)  nonoverlapping information-processing roles for each hemisphere. 
D)  shifting information-processing roles for the two hemispheres.

Question 20

The most convincing experimental design for demonstrating the localization of a particular function to a brain region is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  single dissociation. 
B)  double dissociation. 
C)  double association. 
D)  case study. 
A)  single dissociation. 
B)  double dissociation. 
C)  double association. 
D)  case study.

Exam 11: Extension: A - Cerebral Asymmetry

Electric stimulation of the right temporal lobe cortex of a conscious patient can _____.

Which of the following factors does not usually influence laterality of function in humans?

You are an examining psychologist at a neurological clinic. After administering an IQ test, you find the main deficits are in nonverbal recall and the copying of drawings. You suspect damage to the _____.

Following damage to the left hemisphere, the most likely outcome would be a decline in:

Surgical deconnection of the two cerebral hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum (and other commissures) is a "last resort" treatment for _____.

If the right carotid artery is injected with an anesthetic drug, within a few seconds _____.

The ability of the right hemisphere to support language abilities after damage to the left hemisphere supports:

The identification of melodies shows _____ in a dichotic listening task.

The most pronounced anatomical asymmetries are found in the areas associated with:

When viewing chimeric stimuli, the commissurotomy patients studied by Levy and coworkers tended to recognize _____.

Which of the following is generally true of the left hemisphere, relative to the right hemisphere in humans?

When neuropsychologists refer to a function as being lateralized, they mean that the function:

The results of tests of lateralization of function must be interpreted with care because they:

Studies by Milner and colleagues place the percentage of right - handed individuals with speech functions lateralized to the right hemisphere to about _____ %.

Imaging studies have shown that, contrary to expectation, activity in Broca's area does not increase during:

In intact individuals, hemispheric differences in cognitive ability can be detected by measuring:

The largest functional differences are found between _____ rather than _____.

Which of the following tests shows a left - ear advantage?

Specialization models of hemispheric function posit:

The most convincing experimental design for demonstrating the localization of a particular function to a brain region is the:

Extension: A - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: B - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: C - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: A - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: B - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: C - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: A - Nervous System Organization

Extension: B - Nervous System Organization

Extension: C - Nervous System Organization

Extension: A - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: B - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: C - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: A - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: B - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: C - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: A - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: B - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: C - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: A - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: B - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: C - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: A - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: B - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: C - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: A - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: B - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: C - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: A - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: B - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: C - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: B - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: C - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: A - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: B - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: C - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: A - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: B - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: C - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: A - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: B - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: C - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: A - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: B - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: C - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: A - Learning and Memory

Extension: B - Learning and Memory

Extension: C - Learning and Memory

Extension: A - Language

Extension: B - Language

Extension: C - Language

Extension: A - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: B - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: C - Emotion and the Social Brain

The largest functional differences are found between _ rather than _.