Question 1

In many instances, spatial neglect appears to be linked to ____ problems.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   motor
C)   attention
D)   sensory

Question 2

The left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is connected to skin receptors and muscles mainly on the right side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Several patients have had their corpus callosum cut surgically as a treatment for severe cases of:

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A)   schizophrenia.
B)   obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C)   epilepsy.
D)   dyslexia.

Question 4

Dyseidetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with:

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A)   recognizing whole words.
B)   hearing words.
C)   guessing word meaning based on context.
D)   sounding out words.

Question 5

The critical period for learning a second language is shorter than for learning a first language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Roger Sperry conducted important research in what field of study?

Accepted Answer

A)   epilepsy
B)   the physiological effects of addictive drugs
C)   split-brain patients
D)   language training for chimpanzees

Question 7

A person who is acting like they are forced to speak faster than they can come up with the words most closely resembles a person with:

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's aphasia.
B)   Wernicke's aphasia.
C)   dyslexia.
D)   agraphia.

Question 8

UNLIKE adults who have had their corpus callosum cut, children born without a corpus callosum are generally able to:

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A)   move their hands with better than normal speed and coordination.
B)   learn foreign languages more rapidly than intact people can.
C)   verbally describe what they feel with the left hand.
D)   verbally describe what they feel with the right hand.

Question 9

Someone with Broca's aphasia is least likely to use:

Accepted Answer

A)   prepositions and conjunctions.
B)   adjectives and adverbs.
C)   nouns.
D)   verbs.

Question 10

Name two reasons why Kanzi and Mulika have developed much greater language capabilities than other chimpanzees.

Accepted Answer

1. Species difference between bonobos an...

Question 11

Axons in the corpus callosum will survive to maturity if they make connections with cells in the ____ hemisphere with ____ functions.

Accepted Answer

A)   contralateral; similar
B)   contralateral; different
C)   ipsilateral; similar
D)   ipsilateral; different

Question 12

Which of the following tasks would people with Williams syndrome perform normally?

Accepted Answer

A)   estimating the length of a bus
B)   imagining the bus route to school
C)   drawing a bus
D)   singing "wheels on the bus"

Question 13

Damage to the corpus callosum (or to one hemisphere)  results in clear evidence of :

Accepted Answer

A)   hemispherectomy.
B)   lateralization.
C)   polarization.
D)   symmetry.

Question 14

The inborn mechanism for learning language is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   language acquisition device.
B)   poverty of the stimulus argument.
C)   speech synthesizer.
D)   grammatical articulation device.

Question 15

People with Broca's aphasia cannot read aloud "To be or not to be" because they:

Accepted Answer

A)   cannot control the muscles of their throat.
B)   have difficulty with words that have no clear meaning out of context.
C)   cannot pronounce those sounds.
D)   cannot read.

Question 16

A person who has a great deal of trouble understanding a sentence if its meaning depends on word order is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   split-brain patient.
B)   patient with damage to Wernicke's area.
C)   patient with damage to Broca's area.
D)   patient suffering from apraxia.

Question 17

Genes that cause epilepsy do so by altering:

Accepted Answer

A)   GABA receptors.
B)   acetylcholine levels.
C)   the arrangement of blood vessels in the brain.
D)   the shapes of astroglia cells.

Question 18

People with right-hemisphere damage have particular trouble with tasks that require:

Accepted Answer

A)   understanding sentences with a complex grammatical structure.
B)   spatial processing.
C)   control of the right hand.
D)   memory of recent events.

Question 19

If you were advising the make-up artist for a movie involving a character with a facial disfigurement, where would you suggest the disfigurement be located for the maximum emotional impact on the audience?

Accepted Answer

A)   the upper part of the face
B)   the lower part of the face
C)   the right side of the face (viewer's left) 
D)   the left side of the face (viewer's right)

Question 20

People born without a corpus callosum can perform some tasks as do people with a corpus callosum. They can perform these tasks because the:

Accepted Answer

A)   corpus callosum eventually does grow, to a degree.
B)   brain's other commissures become larger than usual.
C)   two hemispheres communicate magnetically.
D)   two hemispheres communicate through the exchange of hormones.

Exam 14: Cognitive Functions

People with right-hemisphere damage have particular trouble with tasks that require:

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Genes that cause epilepsy do so by altering:

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People born without a corpus callosum can perform some tasks as do people with a corpus callosum. They can perform these tasks because the:

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If you were advising the make-up artist for a movie involving a character with a facial disfigurement, where would you suggest the disfigurement be located for the maximum emotional impact on the audience?

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Name two reasons why Kanzi and Mulika have developed much greater language capabilities than other chimpanzees.

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Damage to the corpus callosum (or to one hemisphere) results in clear evidence of :

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The left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is connected to skin receptors and muscles mainly on the right side of the body.

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Axons in the corpus callosum will survive to maturity if they make connections with cells in the ____ hemisphere with ____ functions.

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Which of the following tasks would people with Williams syndrome perform normally?

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People with Broca's aphasia cannot read aloud "To be or not to be" because they:

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A person who is acting like they are forced to speak faster than they can come up with the words most closely resembles a person with:

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Roger Sperry conducted important research in what field of study?

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The critical period for learning a second language is shorter than for learning a first language.

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In many instances, spatial neglect appears to be linked to ____ problems.

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Someone with Broca's aphasia is least likely to use:

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Dyseidetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with:

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The inborn mechanism for learning language is called the:

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UNLIKE adults who have had their corpus callosum cut, children born without a corpus callosum are generally able to:

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Several patients have had their corpus callosum cut surgically as a treatment for severe cases of:

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A person who has a great deal of trouble understanding a sentence if its meaning depends on word order is a:

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