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Ch. 12 & 13 (3)
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1A possible benefit of lateralization is
- Afaster communication between the two hemispheres
- Bthe ability to manage several tasks at once
- C"backup" in the event of brain damage
2Damage to the supplementary motor area (SMA) is typical in cases of
- ABroca's aphasia
- Btranscortical sensory aphasia
- Ctranscortical motor aphasia
3Michael damaged areas of his right hemisphere in a serious car accident. Which of the following types of information processing are likely to cause him problems in the future?
- Aemotional, intuitive processing
- Bforeign language processing
- Clogical, sequential processing
4In Gazzaniga's experiment with split-brain patients in which the word "HE" appeared to the left of a fixation point and the word "ART" appeared to the right, how did participants respond when asked what they had seen?
- AThey said "HEART"
- BThey said "ART"
- CThey said "HE"
5Amy underwent a Wada test prior to brain surgery. When her right hemisphere was anesthetized, she was unable to speak. How would Amy's physicians most likely interpret this result?
- AThey must have made a mistake because language functions are managed by the left hemisphere.
- BAmy is one of a minority of people whose language is managed by the right hemisphere.
- CAmy must have had a hemispherectomy for Rasmussen's syndrome many years ago.
6Damage to Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the arcuate fasciculus will likely result in
- Amotor aphasia
- Bconduction aphasia
- Cglobal aphasia
7Which of the following statements accurately describes handedness in humans and other animals?
- A Humans and other primates show handedness, but there is no evidence of lateralization in non-primate species.
- BHumans are the only species to demonstrate handedness
- C Humans and many other animals use a preferred hand, but the ratio of right-to-left handers is much larger in humans than in other species
8Dyslexia occurs
- Aslightly more frequently in males than in females, but females are more likely to be referred to remedial services
- Bequally frequently in males and in females.
- Cslightly more frequently in males than in females, but males are more likely to be referred to remedial services.
9"Alien hand syndrome" refers to
- Aa. patients' perception that their limbs do not belong to them.
- Bphantom limb pain
- Cthe performance of tasks by the hands without the patients' conscious awareness
10Wernicke's area is located in the
- Ainferior frontal lobe
- Bsuperior temporal lobe.
- C parietal lobe.
11Although now considered overly simplistic, the Wernicke-Geschwind model of language successfully predicted the
- Aamount of cortex associated with language function.
- Bevolutionary pattern of human language
- Csymptoms associated with different types of aphasias.
12One of the symptoms common to those persons with Wernicke's aphasia is the production of neologisms. Which of the following best explains the meaning of this term?
- Anon-words that resemble real words
- Bwords that are heard and repeated aloud incorrectly
- Cwords that are used in a grammatically-incorrect sentence
13Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship of dyslexia to genetics?
- AThere is a strong relationship between dyslexia and genetics, but the genetic influences are highly complex.
- BThere is no relationship between dyslexia and genetics.
- CThere is a strong relationship between dyslexia and genetics resulting from a single gene
14The arcuate fasciculus is typically damaged in cases of
- Aconduction aphasia only
- Bconduction aphasia and Broca's area
- Cconduction aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia
15Eyeblink conditioning in human participants
- Ais impaired in participants with amygdalar damage
- Bis impaired in participants with cerebellar damage
- Cis retained in participants with amygdalar or cerebellar damage
16Large amounts of data can be held for a second or two in _________memory.
- Asensory
- Bshort term
- Cepisodic
17Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery. You would expect him to have difficulty with which one of the following tasks?
- Alearning to ride a bike
- Btelling a joke he heard yesterday
- Ctelling a joke he heard when he was 10
18Which of the following is an example of an episodic memory?
- Awhat happened at your 16th birthday
- Bthe name of the current president of the United States
- Chow to ride a bike
19Tom is on the telephone trying to help his girlfriend do a Windows Restore after her computer crashed. In order to provide his girlfriend with the right instructions, Tom must access his _______ memory.
- Aprocedural
- Bsematic
- Cexplicit
20Jeremy is an experienced professional sprinter who is confident in his technique and preparation. As his stress levels increase during an important competition, it is likely that his performance will
- Acontinue to improve
- Bimprove at first but after his stress reaches a certain point, his performance will decrease
- Cdecrease at first but his stress reaches a certain point, his performance will improve
21The formation of procedural memories may involve actifity in the
- Ahippocampus
- Banterior thalamus
- Cstriatum
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