Question 1

Wernicke's area is now believed to be involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  acoustic processing only 
B)  semantic processing only 
C)  acoustic and semantic processing 
D)  acoustic, semantic and syntactic processing 
A)  acoustic processing only 
B)  semantic processing only 
C)  acoustic and semantic processing 
D)  acoustic, semantic and syntactic processing D

Question 2

Global aphasia is associated with lesions to

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  both Broca's area and Wernicke's area 
D)  Broca's area, Wernicke's area and the cerebellum 
A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  both Broca's area and Wernicke's area 
D)  Broca's area, Wernicke's area and the cerebellum C

Question 3

The left STG (superior temporal gyrus) acoustic processing system is activated by

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligible speech but not spectrally rotated speech 
B)  spectrally rotated speech but not intelligible speech 
C)  both intelligible speech and spectrally rotated speech 
D)  neither intelligible speech nor spectrally rotated speech 
A)  intelligible speech but not spectrally rotated speech 
B)  spectrally rotated speech but not intelligible speech 
C)  both intelligible speech and spectrally rotated speech 
D)  neither intelligible speech nor spectrally rotated speech C

Question 4

Semantic dementia is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  difficulty in speaking a word 
B)  difficulty in comprehending what objects are 
C)  difficulty in recognising peoples' voices 
D)  difficulty understanding what words mean 
A)  difficulty in speaking a word 
B)  difficulty in comprehending what objects are 
C)  difficulty in recognising peoples' voices 
D)  difficulty understanding what words mean

Question 5

Lichtheim added a component to the Wernicke model called the

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic-acoustic area 
B)  semantic-episodic area 
C)  semantic-motor area 
D)  semantic-conceptual area 
A)  semantic-acoustic area 
B)  semantic-episodic area 
C)  semantic-motor area 
D)  semantic-conceptual area

Question 6

The inability to recognise peoples' voices is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  phonagnosia 
C)  conduction aphasia 
D)  anomic aphasia 
A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  phonagnosia 
C)  conduction aphasia 
D)  anomic aphasia

Question 7

Responding with 'goose' when attempting to repeat 'duck' is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's aphasia 
B)  Wernicke's aphasia 
C)  deep dysphasia 
D)  conduction aphasia 
A)  Broca's aphasia 
B)  Wernicke's aphasia 
C)  deep dysphasia 
D)  conduction aphasia

Question 8

A disconnection between the phonetic lexicon and the speech motor system causes

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's aphasia 
B)  Wernicke's aphasia 
C)  conduction aphasia 
D)  global aphasia 
A)  Broca's aphasia 
B)  Wernicke's aphasia 
C)  conduction aphasia 
D)  global aphasia

Question 9

Spectrally rotated speech involves a speech signal which

Accepted Answer

A)  contains all of the normal speech components and can be understood 
B)  contains all of the normal speech components but cannot be understood 
C)  contains none of the normal speech components but can be understood 
D)  contains none of the normal speech components but cannot be understood 
A)  contains all of the normal speech components and can be understood 
B)  contains all of the normal speech components but cannot be understood 
C)  contains none of the normal speech components but can be understood 
D)  contains none of the normal speech components but cannot be understood

Question 10

According to Wernicke's model, the sequential order of stages of speech processing is

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory analysis, phonetic lexicon, speech movement programs, motor system 
B)  auditory analysis, motor system, phonetic lexicon, speech movement programs 
C)  auditory analysis, motor system, speech movement programs, phonetic lexicon 
D)  auditory analysis, speech movement programs, phonetic lexicon, motor system 
A)  auditory analysis, phonetic lexicon, speech movement programs, motor system 
B)  auditory analysis, motor system, phonetic lexicon, speech movement programs 
C)  auditory analysis, motor system, speech movement programs, phonetic lexicon 
D)  auditory analysis, speech movement programs, phonetic lexicon, motor system

Question 11

Individuals with surface dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Accepted Answer

A)  generating a word which is semantically similar to the target word 
B)  generating a word which is acoustically similar to the target word 
C)  an inability to comprehend words without first reading them aloud 
D)  a specific inability to read non-words 
A)  generating a word which is semantically similar to the target word 
B)  generating a word which is acoustically similar to the target word 
C)  an inability to comprehend words without first reading them aloud 
D)  a specific inability to read non-words

Question 12

Individuals with deep dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Accepted Answer

A)  generating a word which is semantically similar to the target word 
B)  generating a word which is acoustically similar to the target word 
C)  an inability to comprehend words without first reading them aloud 
D)  a specific inability to read non-words 
A)  generating a word which is semantically similar to the target word 
B)  generating a word which is acoustically similar to the target word 
C)  an inability to comprehend words without first reading them aloud 
D)  a specific inability to read non-words

Question 13

Broca's aphasia is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved 
A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved

Question 14

Obleser et al. (2007) showed that the processing of linguistic context involves

Accepted Answer

A)  the temporal lobe only 
B)  the temporal lobe and hippocampus only 
C)  a wide range of left-hemisphere regions, all outside the temporal lobe 
D)  a wide range of right-hemisphere regions, all outside the temporal lobe 
A)  the temporal lobe only 
B)  the temporal lobe and hippocampus only 
C)  a wide range of left-hemisphere regions, all outside the temporal lobe 
D)  a wide range of right-hemisphere regions, all outside the temporal lobe

Question 15

Transcortical motor aphasia is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved 
A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved

Question 16

Stammering and stuttering tends to disappear by adulthood in

Accepted Answer

A)  20% of cases 
B)  40% of cases 
C)  60% of cases 
D)  80% of cases 
A)  20% of cases 
B)  40% of cases 
C)  60% of cases 
D)  80% of cases

Question 17

Wernicke's aphasia is characterised by

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved 
A)  spontaneous speech impaired, but speech repetition preserved 
B)  speech repetition impaired, but spontaneous speech preserved 
C)  speech production impaired, but speech comprehension preserved 
D)  speech comprehension impaired, but speech production preserved

Question 18

The Boston Aphasia Classification System includes the following aphasias

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, transcortical motor aphasia 
B)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, prosopagnosia 
C)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , transcortical motor aphasia, prosopagnosia 
D)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, deep dyslexia 
A)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, transcortical motor aphasia 
B)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, prosopagnosia 
C)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , transcortical motor aphasia, prosopagnosia 
D)  Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia , conduction aphasia, deep dyslexia

Wernicke's area is now believed to be involved in

Global aphasia is associated with lesions to

The left STG (superior temporal gyrus) acoustic processing system is activated by

Semantic dementia is characterised by

Lichtheim added a component to the Wernicke model called the

The inability to recognise peoples' voices is known as

Responding with 'goose' when attempting to repeat 'duck' is characteristic of

A disconnection between the phonetic lexicon and the speech motor system causes

Spectrally rotated speech involves a speech signal which

According to Wernicke's model, the sequential order of stages of speech processing is

Individuals with surface dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Individuals with deep dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Broca's aphasia is characterised by

Obleser et al. (2007) showed that the processing of linguistic context involves

Transcortical motor aphasia is characterised by

Stammering and stuttering tends to disappear by adulthood in

Wernicke's aphasia is characterised by

The Boston Aphasia Classification System includes the following aphasias

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Perception

Attention

Disorders of Perception and Attention

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

Disorders of Memory

Thinking and Problem-Solving

Disorders of Thinking and Problem-Solving

Language

Cognition and Emotion

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Exam 11: Disorders of Language

Wernicke's area is now believed to be involved in

Global aphasia is associated with lesions to

The left STG (superior temporal gyrus) acoustic processing system is activated by

Semantic dementia is characterised by

Lichtheim added a component to the Wernicke model called the

The inability to recognise peoples' voices is known as

Responding with 'goose' when attempting to repeat 'duck' is characteristic of

A disconnection between the phonetic lexicon and the speech motor system causes

Spectrally rotated speech involves a speech signal which

According to Wernicke's model, the sequential order of stages of speech processing is

Individuals with surface dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Individuals with deep dyslexia make errors when reading which tend to involve

Broca's aphasia is characterised by

Obleser et al. (2007) showed that the processing of linguistic context involves

Transcortical motor aphasia is characterised by

Stammering and stuttering tends to disappear by adulthood in

Wernicke's aphasia is characterised by

The Boston Aphasia Classification System includes the following aphasias

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Perception

Attention

Disorders of Perception and Attention

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

Disorders of Memory

Thinking and Problem-Solving

Disorders of Thinking and Problem-Solving

Language

Cognition and Emotion

Filters