Question 1

Brain-intact people are more likely to have increased activity in the ____ hemisphere when identifying the small letters (A)  and increased activity in the ____ when identifying the overall pattern (X) .

Accepted Answer

A)   left; right
B)   right; left
C)   left; left
D)   right; right

Question 2

Conflicts between the two hemispheres eventually diminish because:

Accepted Answer

A)   brain swelling decreases.
B)   the callosum partly reconnects.
C)   the left hemisphere suppresses the right hemisphere's interference.
D)   the right hemisphere simply takes control for some situations.

Question 3

Dyslexia is a problem with producing speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is NOT a possible explanation for Kanzi and Mulika's language abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their species may be more adapted to learning language.
B)   Learning through imitation is more effective than learning with rewards.
C)   They began learning at an earlier age.
D)   They were given a special diet.

Question 5

A child born without a corpus callosum can name something felt with the left hand, but an adult who suffered damage to the corpus callosum cannot. What are two likely explanations?

Accepted Answer

In children born without a cor...

Question 6

Someone suffering from Wernicke's aphasia has difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)   articulating speech.
B)   reading aloud.
C)   understanding speech.
D)   using prepositions and conjunctions. C

Question 7

Which of the following tasks would split-brain patients be able to perform better than other people?

Accepted Answer

A)   tying their shoes
B)   unfamiliar tasks
C)   completing an intelligence test
D)   using both hands simultaneously to draw separate shapes D

Question 8

Information from the left half of the visual field is processed in the right hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A typical split-brain patient who stares straight ahead CANNOT name something seen:

Accepted Answer

A)   in the right visual field.
B)   in the left visual field.
C)   with the right eye.
D)   with the left eye.

Question 10

For a majority of humans, one part of the ____ cortex is larger on the ____ side of the brain than on the opposite side.

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal; right
B)   temporal; left
C)   occipital; right
D)   occipital; left

Question 11

The planum temporale is usually larger in the right hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The____ has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language.

Accepted Answer

A)   common chimpanzee
B)   bonobo chimpanzee
C)   gorilla
D)   dolphin

Question 13

It is possible for language to be impaired without an associated impairment of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The point of origin of an epileptic seizure is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   scope.
B)   target.
C)   focus.
D)   heart.

Question 15

Broca's area is located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   left parietal lobe.
B)   left frontal lobe.
C)   right temporal lobe.
D)   right occipital lobe.

Question 16

The right hemisphere of the human brain receives visual input from the:

Accepted Answer

A)   retina of the left eye.
B)   retina of the right eye.
C)   left half of each retina.
D)   right half of each retina.

Question 17

The comprehension of language in people with Broca's aphasia is:

Accepted Answer

A)   completely normal.
B)   poor for nouns, but fine for prepositions and conjunctions.
C)   similar to that of normal people who are just highly distracted.
D)   better than average.

Question 18

Damage in the left hemisphere often produces significant neglect of the right side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the "phi" phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)   When one stationary object alternates with another, we see movement.
B)   People who know each other well are likely to think the same thing at the same time.
C)   The more times one has been depressed, the easier it is to become depressed again.
D)   A sound heard at the same time as a visual stimulus seems to come from that object. A

Question 20

Neurologically, severe epilepsy is a condition characterized by what activity?

Accepted Answer

Severe epilepsy is a condition...

Exam 14: Cognitive Functions

Brain-intact people are more likely to have increased activity in the ____ hemisphere when identifying the small letters (A) and increased activity in the ____ when identifying the overall pattern (X) .

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Conflicts between the two hemispheres eventually diminish because:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Dyslexia is a problem with producing speech.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What is NOT a possible explanation for Kanzi and Mulika's language abilities?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A child born without a corpus callosum can name something felt with the left hand, but an adult who suffered damage to the corpus callosum cannot. What are two likely explanations?

Correct AnswerverifiedIn children born without a cor...View AnswerShow Answer

Someone suffering from Wernicke's aphasia has difficulty:

Correct AnswerverifiedC

Which of the following tasks would split-brain patients be able to perform better than other people?

Correct AnswerverifiedD

Information from the left half of the visual field is processed in the right hemisphere.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A typical split-brain patient who stares straight ahead CANNOT name something seen:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

For a majority of humans, one part of the ____ cortex is larger on the ____ side of the brain than on the opposite side.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The planum temporale is usually larger in the right hemisphere.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The____ has made the most spectacular progress toward learning to communicate by an approximation of human language.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

It is possible for language to be impaired without an associated impairment of intelligence.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The point of origin of an epileptic seizure is called the:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Broca's area is located in the:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The right hemisphere of the human brain receives visual input from the:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The comprehension of language in people with Broca's aphasia is:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Damage in the left hemisphere often produces significant neglect of the right side.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What is the "phi" phenomenon?

Correct AnswerverifiedA

Neurologically, severe epilepsy is a condition characterized by what activity?

Correct AnswerverifiedSevere epilepsy is a condition...View AnswerShow Answer

Brain-intact people are more likely to have increased activity in the hemisphere when identifying the small letters (A) and increased activity in the when identifying the overall pattern (X) .

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
In children born without a cor...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified
C

Correct Answer
verified
D

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

For a majority of humans, one part of the cortex is larger on the side of the brain than on the opposite side.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
A

Correct Answer
verified
Severe epilepsy is a condition...
View Answer