Question 1

Higher order functions in language production,such as attention,are probably specifically impaired in cases of _________ aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A)  transcortical motor 
B)  transcortical sensory 
C)  conduction 
D)  global 
A)  transcortical motor 
B)  transcortical sensory 
C)  conduction 
D)  global

Question 2

Patients with Broca's aphasia can

Accepted Answer

A)  sing more clearly than they can speak. 
B)  write better than they can speak. 
C)  speak more clearly than they can write. 
D)  sing about as well as they can speak. 
A)  sing more clearly than they can speak. 
B)  write better than they can speak. 
C)  speak more clearly than they can write. 
D)  sing about as well as they can speak.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  massa intermedia. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  left hemisphere. 
A)  corpus callosum. 
B)  massa intermedia. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  left hemisphere.

Question 4

Kanzi,a bonobo chimpanzee,has shown evidence that he can

Accepted Answer

A)  produce spoken language as well as signs. 
B)  understand some spoken language. 
C)  read. 
D)  develop new spoken words that other chimpanzees understand. 
A)  produce spoken language as well as signs. 
B)  understand some spoken language. 
C)  read. 
D)  develop new spoken words that other chimpanzees understand.

Question 5

The most likely function of Broca's area is to

Accepted Answer

A)  sequence the movements necessary for articulate speech. 
B)  maintain verbal short-term memories through rehearsal. 
C)  divide speech into phonemes. 
D)  identify the meaning of speech. 
A)  sequence the movements necessary for articulate speech. 
B)  maintain verbal short-term memories through rehearsal. 
C)  divide speech into phonemes. 
D)  identify the meaning of speech.

Question 6

Most cases of adult stuttering result from

Accepted Answer

A)  pressuring a child to speak. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  the competition with siblings for speaking time. 
D)  immaturity of the vocal apparatus. 
A)  pressuring a child to speak. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  the competition with siblings for speaking time. 
D)  immaturity of the vocal apparatus.

Question 7

Dichotic listening tasks are based on the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  information from each ear is processed exclusively by the hemisphere on the same side. 
B)  information from each ear is processed equally by both hemispheres. 
C)  sounds originating from directly in front of or behind a person will be processed by the left hemisphere. 
D)  information from each ear is processed more quickly by the opposite hemisphere. 
A)  information from each ear is processed exclusively by the hemisphere on the same side. 
B)  information from each ear is processed equally by both hemispheres. 
C)  sounds originating from directly in front of or behind a person will be processed by the left hemisphere. 
D)  information from each ear is processed more quickly by the opposite hemisphere.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  lower rates of verbal learning disabilities among males 
B)  higher rates of immune disorders among females 
C)  lower rates of left-handedness among males exposed prenatally to ultrasound 
D)  higher rates of left-handedness among males 
A)  lower rates of verbal learning disabilities among males 
B)  higher rates of immune disorders among females 
C)  lower rates of left-handedness among males exposed prenatally to ultrasound 
D)  higher rates of left-handedness among males

Question 9

Describe the major features of dyslexia.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Why do some researchers believe that a vulnerability to schizophrenia coincided with genetic changes that made human language possible?

Accepted Answer

Many symptoms of schizophrenia are relat

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  is unusual for a right-hander,because she obviously must store language in her right hemisphere. 
B)  will not be able to understand either the words or emotional tone of her friends as well as if she listened with her right ear instead of her left. 
C)  will do a good job interpreting the emotional tone of her friends' voices,but she might miss a word or two of their conversation now and then. 
D)  will do a good job of hearing all of the words her friends say,but she might misinterpret the emotional tone of their voices now and then. 
A)  is unusual for a right-hander,because she obviously must store language in her right hemisphere. 
B)  will not be able to understand either the words or emotional tone of her friends as well as if she listened with her right ear instead of her left. 
C)  will do a good job interpreting the emotional tone of her friends' voices,but she might miss a word or two of their conversation now and then. 
D)  will do a good job of hearing all of the words her friends say,but she might misinterpret the emotional tone of their voices now and then.

Question 12

Logical,sequential information is processed

Accepted Answer

A)  in the right hemisphere in most people. 
B)  in the left hemisphere in most people. 
C)  equally in both hemispheres in most people. 
D)  in the right hemisphere in about half of all people,and in the left hemisphere in the other half. 
A)  in the right hemisphere in most people. 
B)  in the left hemisphere in most people. 
C)  equally in both hemispheres in most people. 
D)  in the right hemisphere in about half of all people,and in the left hemisphere in the other half.

Question 13

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

Accepted Answer

A)  no differences when compared with typical readers. 
B)  greater activation of Broca's area and less activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
C)  less activation of Broca's area and greater activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
D)  less activation of Broca's area,Wernicke's area,and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
A)  no differences when compared with typical readers. 
B)  greater activation of Broca's area and less activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
C)  less activation of Broca's area and greater activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
D)  less activation of Broca's area,Wernicke's area,and the angular gyrus than typical readers.

Question 14

In what ways do apes use language differently than humans?

Accepted Answer

Word order is essential to human use of

Question 15

All left-handed people process language in the right hemisphere,and all right-handed people process language in the left hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary pattern of human language. 
B)  participation of mirror neurons in gesture and language. 
C)  amount of cortex associated with language function. 
D)  symptoms associated with different types of aphasias. 
A)  evolutionary pattern of human language. 
B)  participation of mirror neurons in gesture and language. 
C)  amount of cortex associated with language function. 
D)  symptoms associated with different types of aphasias.

Question 17

Mirror neurons

Accepted Answer

A)  are found only in humans. 
B)  are relevant to tool use,but not to language. 
C)  result from mutations in the FOXP2 gene. 
D)  might form the basis for the development of language. 
A)  are found only in humans. 
B)  are relevant to tool use,but not to language. 
C)  result from mutations in the FOXP2 gene. 
D)  might form the basis for the development of language.

Question 18

According to research by Springer and Deutsch on handedness,artistic talent,and occupational choice,handedness

Accepted Answer

A)  is a strong predictor of occupational choice,but not artistic talent. 
B)  is a strong predictor of artistic talent,but not occupational choice. 
C)  is a strong predictor of both artistic talent and occupational choice. 
D)  fails to predict either artistic talent or occupational choice. 
A)  is a strong predictor of occupational choice,but not artistic talent. 
B)  is a strong predictor of artistic talent,but not occupational choice. 
C)  is a strong predictor of both artistic talent and occupational choice. 
D)  fails to predict either artistic talent or occupational choice.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  was not different from the brains of people with average intelligence. 
B)  was different in the hippocampus and parietal lobe compared with the brains of people with average intelligence. 
C)  had unusual asymmetry in the planum temporale. 
D)  had larger than average amounts of gray matter in the frontal lobes and language areas. 
A)  was not different from the brains of people with average intelligence. 
B)  was different in the hippocampus and parietal lobe compared with the brains of people with average intelligence. 
C)  had unusual asymmetry in the planum temporale. 
D)  had larger than average amounts of gray matter in the frontal lobes and language areas.

Question 20

In Aitcheson's criteria for language,the fact that the word chair can be used to describe all chairs is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrariness. 
B)  duality. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  semanticity. 
A)  arbitrariness. 
B)  duality. 
C)  displacement. 
D)  semanticity.

Higher order functions in language production,such as attention,are probably specifically impaired in cases of _________ aphasia.

Patients with Broca's aphasia can

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

Kanzi,a bonobo chimpanzee,has shown evidence that he can

The most likely function of Broca's area is to

Most cases of adult stuttering result from

Dichotic listening tasks are based on the fact that

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

Describe the major features of dyslexia.

Why do some researchers believe that a vulnerability to schizophrenia coincided with genetic changes that made human language possible?

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

Logical,sequential information is processed

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

In what ways do apes use language differently than humans?

All left-handed people process language in the right hemisphere,and all right-handed people process language in the left hemisphere.

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

Mirror neurons

According to research by Springer and Deutsch on handedness,artistic talent,and occupational choice,handedness

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

In Aitcheson's criteria for language,the fact that the word chair can be used to describe all chairs is an example of

Introducing Biological Psychology

The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neurological Disorders

Psychological Disorders

Filters

Exam 13: Lateralization, language, and Intelligence

Higher order functions in language production,such as attention,are probably specifically impaired in cases of _________ aphasia.

Patients with Broca's aphasia can

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

Kanzi,a bonobo chimpanzee,has shown evidence that he can

The most likely function of Broca's area is to

Most cases of adult stuttering result from

Dichotic listening tasks are based on the fact that

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

Describe the major features of dyslexia.

Why do some researchers believe that a vulnerability to schizophrenia coincided with genetic changes that made human language possible?

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

Logical,sequential information is processed

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

In what ways do apes use language differently than humans?

All left-handed people process language in the right hemisphere,and all right-handed people process language in the left hemisphere.

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

Mirror neurons

According to research by Springer and Deutsch on handedness,artistic talent,and occupational choice,handedness

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

In Aitcheson's criteria for language,the fact that the word chair can be used to describe all chairs is an example of

Introducing Biological Psychology

The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neurological Disorders

Psychological Disorders

Filters