Question 1

The notion that aphasia involves structures other than Broca's area comes from studies in which

Accepted Answer

A)  damage to the corpus callosum produces aphasia. 
B)  CAT scans show decreased blood flow in structures located in the right posterior cortex when subjects read words aloud. 
C)  damage to the head of the caudate nucleus can produce a Broca-like aphasia. 
D)  CAT scans show increased blood flow in structures located in the right posterior cortex when subjects read words aloud. 
E)  hippocampal damage produces aphasia.

Question 2

The anecdote about the speech deficits induced in a woman by carbon monoxide poisoning suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  the right hemisphere can take over language function after left hemisphere damage. 
B)  she could understand speech but not be able to repeat words. 
C)  speech comprehension and speech recognition involve different circuits. 
D)  the left hemisphere can take over language function after right hemisphere damage. 
E)  speech comprehension and speech recognition share a common circuit.

Question 3

Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare" has a moral that working slowly but steadily can benefit the individual. The ____________ is involved in the ability to understand this moral.

Accepted Answer

A)  left hemisphere 
B)  right hemisphere 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  left frontal lobe 
E)  right frontal lobe

Question 4

A difficulty in the use of word order, use of function words, and selection of appropriate word endings is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A difficulty in the use of word...

Question 5

Damage to the right hemisphere would result in problems in

Accepted Answer

A)  spelling out simple words. 
B)  analyzing complex geometric objects. 
C)  producing speech. 
D)  reading complex written instructions. 
E)  moving the right hand.

Question 6

A ________ word is important for grammar, whereas ________ words convey meaning.

Accepted Answer

A)  morpheme; function 
B)  function; content 
C)  content; phonological 
D)  content; function 
E)  phonological; function

Question 7

"I can hear you talking, I just can't understand what you're saying." This statement was likely made by someone who has

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's aphasia. 
B)  anomia. 
C)  transcortical sensory aphasia. 
D)  pure word deafness. 
E)  damage to the right insular cortex.

Question 8

The primary deficit noted in Broca's aphasia involves

Accepted Answer

A)  pure word deafness. 
B)  articulation difficulties. 
C)  difficulty in spelling. 
D)  averbia. 
E)  agrammatism.

Question 9

When answering the question as to whether the man or the woman went to the grocery store, Stanley says, "The man went to the grocery store" with extra emphasis on the word "the." This disruption is prosody is due to damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  left hemisphere. 
B)  right hemisphere. 
C)  left frontal lobe. 
D)  right frontal lobe. 
E)  corpus callosum.

Question 10

The primary difficulty noted in Broca's aphasia involves

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding speech. 
B)  spelling simple words. 
C)  saying content words. 
D)  producing speech. 
E)  recognizing the emotional content of speech.

Question 11

Broca's aphasia involves damage localized within the

Accepted Answer

A)  arcuate fasciculus. 
B)  left posterior cerebral cortex. 
C)  inferior right frontal lobe. 
D)  dorsal portions of the planum temporale. 
E)  inferior left frontal lobe.

Question 12

________ are examples of function words, while ________ are examples of content words.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Some," "the" / "apple," "fail" 
B)  "Throw," "heave" / "some," "the" 
C)  "Apple," "fail" / "some," "the" 
D)  "Person," "difficult" / "a," "in" 
E)  "Some," "the" / "a," "in"

Question 13

Damage to the right hemisphere would result in problems in

Accepted Answer

A)  spelling out technical words. 
B)  understanding the emotional content of a speech. 
C)  producing speech. 
D)  reading complex written instructions. 
E)  moving the right hand.

Question 14

The speech disorder known as ________ is considered to be a receptive aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's aphasia 
B)  ortho-apraxia 
C)  alexia 
D)  Wernicke's aphasia 
E)  dysgraphia

Question 15

Damage to the right hemisphere would most likely impair our capacity to

Accepted Answer

A)  control the movements of our right hand. 
B)  understand speech. 
C)  produce speech. 
D)  read instructions aloud. 
E)  read a map.

Question 16

As Maria, who is deaf, watches the interpreter translate the speech into ASL, Maria's _______________ is activated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's area 
B)  the arcuate fasciculus 
C)  Broca's area 
D)  the posterior language area 
E)  the transcortical area

Question 17

When it comes to repeating words, individuals with ____________ will perform the best.

Accepted Answer

A)  conduction aphasia 
B)  Wernicke's aphasia 
C)  pure word deafness 
D)  transcortical sensory aphasia 
E)  Broca's aphasia

Question 18

________ refers to the inability to visually perceive words.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ refers to the inability to visually...

Question 19

Anomia for verbs is

Accepted Answer

A)  an example of a fluent anomia. 
B)  a common symptom of Wernicke's aphasia. 
C)  a symptom noted after damage to the right posterior language area. 
D)  produced by damage to the arcuate fasciculus. 
E)  caused by damage to frontal cortex tissue in and around Broca's area.

Question 20

Speech ________ is facilitated by mirror neurons that are activated by the sounds of words.

Accepted Answer

A)  articulation 
B)  recognition 
C)  prosody 
D)  production 
E)  grammar

Exam 14: Human Communication

The notion that aphasia involves structures other than Broca's area comes from studies in which

The anecdote about the speech deficits induced in a woman by carbon monoxide poisoning suggests that

Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare" has a moral that working slowly but steadily can benefit the individual. The ____________ is involved in the ability to understand this moral.

A difficulty in the use of word order, use of function words, and selection of appropriate word endings is termed ________.

Damage to the right hemisphere would result in problems in

A word is important for grammar, whereas words convey meaning.

"I can hear you talking, I just can't understand what you're saying." This statement was likely made by someone who has

The primary deficit noted in Broca's aphasia involves

When answering the question as to whether the man or the woman went to the grocery store, Stanley says, "The man went to the grocery store" with extra emphasis on the word "the." This disruption is prosody is due to damage to the

The primary difficulty noted in Broca's aphasia involves

Broca's aphasia involves damage localized within the

are examples of function words, while are examples of content words.

Damage to the right hemisphere would result in problems in

The speech disorder known as ________ is considered to be a receptive aphasia.

Damage to the right hemisphere would most likely impair our capacity to

As Maria, who is deaf, watches the interpreter translate the speech into ASL, Maria's _______________ is activated.

When it comes to repeating words, individuals with ____________ will perform the best.

________ refers to the inability to visually perceive words.

Anomia for verbs is

Speech ________ is facilitated by mirror neurons that are activated by the sounds of words.