Question 1

The inability to write is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  aphasia 
B)  alexia 
C)  agraphia 
D)  pure word deafness 
A)  aphasia 
B)  alexia 
C)  agraphia 
D)  pure word deafness C

Question 2

The main functional area for auditory processing is in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  parietal lobe 
D)  cortical lobe 
A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  parietal lobe 
D)  cortical lobe B

Question 3

Despite considerable language deficits, Wernicke's patients are surprisingly easily able to process:

Accepted Answer

A)  idioms, such as as easy as pie 
B)  axial commands, such as turn around 
C)  slang, such as buzz off 
D)  metaphors, such as she was a ray of sunshine 
A)  idioms, such as as easy as pie 
B)  axial commands, such as turn around 
C)  slang, such as buzz off 
D)  metaphors, such as she was a ray of sunshine B

Question 4

The system of communication used by vervet monkeys:

Accepted Answer

A)  is generally considered equivalent in complexity to human language 
B)  includes separate calls to signal the presence of different kinds of predators 
C)  displays displacement and duality of patterning, two hallmarks of human language 
D)  is taken as evidence that the vervets possess a theory of mind 
A)  is generally considered equivalent in complexity to human language 
B)  includes separate calls to signal the presence of different kinds of predators 
C)  displays displacement and duality of patterning, two hallmarks of human language 
D)  is taken as evidence that the vervets possess a theory of mind

Question 5

Wood's (1975) study of evoked potentials found right-ear advantages when speech stimuli were presented and:

Accepted Answer

A)  the stimuli were semantically meaningful 
B)  the stimuli were familiar 
C)  the task was linguistic in nature 
D)  the stimuli were processed holistically 
A)  the stimuli were semantically meaningful 
B)  the stimuli were familiar 
C)  the task was linguistic in nature 
D)  the stimuli were processed holistically

Question 6

Aphasia refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  any type of brain damage 
B)  any language disorder resulting from brain damage 
C)  any type of language disorder 
D)  any language disorder resulting specifically from stroke 
A)  any type of brain damage 
B)  any language disorder resulting from brain damage 
C)  any type of language disorder 
D)  any language disorder resulting specifically from stroke

Question 7

In the discussion of the evolution of language, the continuity position holds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no distinction between language and other forms of animal communication 
B)  language evolved gradually in a series of steps 
C)  language evolved abruptly, in a single step 
D)  language evolved even though it did not have survival value initially 
A)  there is no distinction between language and other forms of animal communication 
B)  language evolved gradually in a series of steps 
C)  language evolved abruptly, in a single step 
D)  language evolved even though it did not have survival value initially

Question 8

Aphasics who display category-specific dissociations:

Accepted Answer

A)  are unable to read or write 
B)  are unable to recognize faces 
C)  are unable to process certain types of words or word categories 
D)  cannot perform tasks that have a spatial component 
A)  are unable to read or write 
B)  are unable to recognize faces 
C)  are unable to process certain types of words or word categories 
D)  cannot perform tasks that have a spatial component

Question 9

At the 1863 conference of the Linguistic Society of Paris, research on the evolution of language was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the main topic of debate 
B)  protested by religious groups 
C)  protested by animal rights activists 
D)  banned because of the unscientific theories presented in the contributed papers 
A)  the main topic of debate 
B)  protested by religious groups 
C)  protested by animal rights activists 
D)  banned because of the unscientific theories presented in the contributed papers

Question 10

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  injury to the left frontal lobe 
B)  deficits of comprehension and semantics 
C)  difficulty of repeating what is heard 
D)  pragmatically inappropriate speech 
A)  injury to the left frontal lobe 
B)  deficits of comprehension and semantics 
C)  difficulty of repeating what is heard 
D)  pragmatically inappropriate speech

Question 11

According to the text, studies of dichotic listening, evoked potentials, and anatomical studies ___________ that hemispheric lateralization is present at birth.

Accepted Answer

A)  strongly suggest 
B)  provide extremely weak evidence 
C)  neither refute nor support 
D)  clearly refute 
A)  strongly suggest 
B)  provide extremely weak evidence 
C)  neither refute nor support 
D)  clearly refute

Question 12

The ability to understand other people's viewpoints and intentions is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychology 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  metacognition 
D)  situational awareness 
A)  social psychology 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  metacognition 
D)  situational awareness

Question 13

In dichotic listening studies, split-brain patients show _____ right-ear advantages for speech stimuli compared with normal individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  exaggerated 
B)  equal 
C)  diminished 
D)  intermittent 
A)  exaggerated 
B)  equal 
C)  diminished 
D)  intermittent

Question 14

Caramazza and Zurif (1976) tested Broca's, Wernicke's, and conduction aphasics on reversible and irreversible sentences. They found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's patients were able to process both types of sentences most accurately 
B)  Wernicke's patients processed the reversible sentences but not the irreversible sentences. 
C)  Broca's aphasics were able to process both types of sentences most accurately 
D)  Broca's aphasics did well on irreversible sentences but not on reversible sentences 
A)  Wernicke's patients were able to process both types of sentences most accurately 
B)  Wernicke's patients processed the reversible sentences but not the irreversible sentences. 
C)  Broca's aphasics were able to process both types of sentences most accurately 
D)  Broca's aphasics did well on irreversible sentences but not on reversible sentences

Question 15

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  injury to the left occipital lobe 
B)  deficits of comprehension but not production 
C)  agrammatic speech 
D)  all of the above 
A)  injury to the left occipital lobe 
B)  deficits of comprehension but not production 
C)  agrammatic speech 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following has not been proposed to explain language origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spoken language evolved from gestures 
B)  Spoken language evolved from primitive vocalizations, such as grunts and danger calls 
C)  Spoken language evolved from birdsong 
D)  Spoken language evolved as a byproduct of developing non-linguistic cognitive processes 
A)  Spoken language evolved from gestures 
B)  Spoken language evolved from primitive vocalizations, such as grunts and danger calls 
C)  Spoken language evolved from birdsong 
D)  Spoken language evolved as a byproduct of developing non-linguistic cognitive processes

Question 17

Criticism of chimp language studies focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  how well chimps were able to sign, given the shape and mobility of their hands 
B)  the period of time that chimps could remember particular signs 
C)  the point at which the chimps would be able to switch to spoken language 
D)  how much of the chimps' signing was imitative 
A)  how well chimps were able to sign, given the shape and mobility of their hands 
B)  the period of time that chimps could remember particular signs 
C)  the point at which the chimps would be able to switch to spoken language 
D)  how much of the chimps' signing was imitative

Question 18

The bundle of fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  angular gyrus 
B)  association cortex 
C)  arcuate fasciculus 
D)  corpus callosum 
A)  angular gyrus 
B)  association cortex 
C)  arcuate fasciculus 
D)  corpus callosum

Question 19

Geschwind's model of language processing comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropological data 
B)  studies of animal vocalizations 
C)  studies of aphasia 
D)  studies of normal brain function 
A)  anthropological data 
B)  studies of animal vocalizations 
C)  studies of aphasia 
D)  studies of normal brain function

Question 20

The Gardners used American Sign Language with Washoe because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is easier to videotape than English 
B)  chimpanzees are better equipped, physiologically, to handle a manual language than an oral language 
C)  it is simpler than English, and thus a good place to begin language training 
D)  ASL is more iconic than English 
A)  it is easier to videotape than English 
B)  chimpanzees are better equipped, physiologically, to handle a manual language than an oral language 
C)  it is simpler than English, and thus a good place to begin language training 
D)  ASL is more iconic than English

The inability to write is called:

The main functional area for auditory processing is in the:

Despite considerable language deficits, Wernicke's patients are surprisingly easily able to process:

The system of communication used by vervet monkeys:

Wood's (1975) study of evoked potentials found right-ear advantages when speech stimuli were presented and:

Aphasia refers to:

In the discussion of the evolution of language, the continuity position holds that:

Aphasics who display category-specific dissociations:

At the 1863 conference of the Linguistic Society of Paris, research on the evolution of language was:

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by:

According to the text, studies of dichotic listening, evoked potentials, and anatomical studies ___________ that hemispheric lateralization is present at birth.

The ability to understand other people's viewpoints and intentions is referred to as:

In dichotic listening studies, split-brain patients show _____ right-ear advantages for speech stimuli compared with normal individuals.

Caramazza and Zurif (1976) tested Broca's, Wernicke's, and conduction aphasics on reversible and irreversible sentences. They found that:

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Which of the following has not been proposed to explain language origins?

Criticism of chimp language studies focus on:

The bundle of fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres is called the:

Geschwind's model of language processing comes from:

The Gardners used American Sign Language with Washoe because:

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Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

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Exam 13: Biological Foundations of Language

The inability to write is called:

The main functional area for auditory processing is in the:

Despite considerable language deficits, Wernicke's patients are surprisingly easily able to process:

The system of communication used by vervet monkeys:

Wood's (1975) study of evoked potentials found right-ear advantages when speech stimuli were presented and:

Aphasia refers to:

In the discussion of the evolution of language, the continuity position holds that:

Aphasics who display category-specific dissociations:

At the 1863 conference of the Linguistic Society of Paris, research on the evolution of language was:

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by:

According to the text, studies of dichotic listening, evoked potentials, and anatomical studies ___________ that hemispheric lateralization is present at birth.

The ability to understand other people's viewpoints and intentions is referred to as:

In dichotic listening studies, split-brain patients show _____ right-ear advantages for speech stimuli compared with normal individuals.

Caramazza and Zurif (1976) tested Broca's, Wernicke's, and conduction aphasics on reversible and irreversible sentences. They found that:

Broca's aphasia is characterized by:

Which of the following has not been proposed to explain language origins?

Criticism of chimp language studies focus on:

The bundle of fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres is called the:

Geschwind's model of language processing comes from:

The Gardners used American Sign Language with Washoe because:

Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Language, Culture, and Cognition

Filters