Question 1

Wernicke's aphasia is to ____ as Broca's aphasia is to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) parietal lobe; temporal lobe 
B) ​nouns; verbs 
C) ​spoken language; sign language 
D) understanding; speaking 
A) parietal lobe; temporal lobe 
B) ​nouns; verbs 
C) ​spoken language; sign language 
D) understanding; speaking

Question 2

Children with Williams syndrome are characterized by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) good language abilities despite low overall intelligence 
B) ​loss of language abilities at approximately four years of age 
C) ​problems creating grammatical sentences 
D) a specific impairment of vocabulary 
A) good language abilities despite low overall intelligence 
B) ​loss of language abilities at approximately four years of age 
C) ​problems creating grammatical sentences 
D) a specific impairment of vocabulary

Question 3

Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker proposed that humans have a ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) language synthesizer 
B) ​language stimulus apparatus 
C) ​language acquisition device 
D) grammatical articulation device 
A) language synthesizer 
B) ​language stimulus apparatus 
C) ​language acquisition device 
D) grammatical articulation device

Question 4

People with full sized brains and normal intelligence ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) always have normal language 
B) ​usually have normal language, but may not 
C) ​have the greatest brain to IQ ratio 
D) have the largest index fingers 
A) always have normal language 
B) ​usually have normal language, but may not 
C) ​have the greatest brain to IQ ratio 
D) have the largest index fingers

Question 5

What is Broca's apahsia and which areas of the brain does it affect?​

Accepted Answer

When brain damage impairs language produ

Question 6

Language studies with bonobos suggest that they can understand more than they can produce.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Noam Chomsky and other advocates of the language acquisition device argue that humans ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) are incapable of learning language 
B) ​are born with language 
C) ​learn language through classical conditioning 
D) are no different in language capabilities than gorillas 
A) are incapable of learning language 
B) ​are born with language 
C) ​learn language through classical conditioning 
D) are no different in language capabilities than gorillas

Question 8

Which of the following is more likely to be present in people with dyslexia?​

Accepted Answer

A) weak eye muscles 
B) ​larger than normal corpus callosum 
C) ​stuttering 
D) bilateral symmetry in the cortex 
A) weak eye muscles 
B) ​larger than normal corpus callosum 
C) ​stuttering 
D) bilateral symmetry in the cortex

Question 9

A stroke patient speaks in short,inarticulate but meaningful phrases such as "Weather hot" and "Dog bite man." This person is probably suffering from ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's aphasia 
B) ​Wernicke's aphasia 
C) ​Williams syndrome 
D) apraxia 
A) Broca's aphasia 
B) ​Wernicke's aphasia 
C) ​Williams syndrome 
D) apraxia

Question 10

Prepositions,word endings,and grammar are to ____ as nouns and verbs are to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's aphasia; Wernicke's aphasia 
B) ​Wernicke's aphasia; Broca's aphasia 
C) ​dyslexia; anomia 
D) anomia; Wernicke's aphasia 
A) Broca's aphasia; Wernicke's aphasia 
B) ​Wernicke's aphasia; Broca's aphasia 
C) ​dyslexia; anomia 
D) anomia; Wernicke's aphasia

Question 11

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

Question 12

Dyseidetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

A loss of language ability,in general,is referred to as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) apraxia 
B) ​dyslexia 
C) ​aphasia 
D) anomia 
A) apraxia 
B) ​dyslexia 
C) ​aphasia 
D) anomia

Question 14

Pictures of the person you love will produce increased activation of certain brain areas associated with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) fear 
B) ​language 
C) ​music 
D) reward 
A) fear 
B) ​language 
C) ​music 
D) reward

Question 15

the right hemisphere is dominant for recognizing both pleasant and unpleasant emotions in others.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) do so without feeling 
B) ​do so in a monotone 
C) ​omit pronouns, tense, and number endings 
D) omit nouns and verbs 
A) do so without feeling 
B) ​do so in a monotone 
C) ​omit pronouns, tense, and number endings 
D) omit nouns and verbs

Question 17

After damage to the right hemisphere,many people suffer what kind of loss?​

Accepted Answer

A) control of the muscles on the right side of the body 
B) ​control of hunger and thirst 
C) ​ability to remember the names of objects 
D) ability to recognize emotional facial expressions 
A) control of the muscles on the right side of the body 
B) ​control of hunger and thirst 
C) ​ability to remember the names of objects 
D) ability to recognize emotional facial expressions

Question 18

A paradoxical characteristic of children with Williams syndrome is that they ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) seem mentally disabled during childhood but develop into above average intelligence adults 
B) ​can write, but cannot read what they just finished writing 
C) ​show a better memory after a delay than they show immediately after an event has occurred 
D) have very large vocabularies, but cannot learn simple skills 
A) seem mentally disabled during childhood but develop into above average intelligence adults 
B) ​can write, but cannot read what they just finished writing 
C) ​show a better memory after a delay than they show immediately after an event has occurred 
D) have very large vocabularies, but cannot learn simple skills

Question 19

Which statement is true of left-handed individuals?​

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to learn sign-language. 
B) ​They are less likely to be left-hemisphere dominant for speech production. 
C) ​They use both hemispheres equally well for speech production. 
D) They are more likely to stutter. 
A) They are more likely to learn sign-language. 
B) ​They are less likely to be left-hemisphere dominant for speech production. 
C) ​They use both hemispheres equally well for speech production. 
D) They are more likely to stutter.

Question 20

Which task would people with Williams syndrome typically perform?​

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

Wernicke's aphasia is to as Broca's aphasia is to .

Children with Williams syndrome are characterized by ____.

Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker proposed that humans have a ____.

People with full sized brains and normal intelligence ____.

What is Broca's apahsia and which areas of the brain does it affect?

Language studies with bonobos suggest that they can understand more than they can produce.

Noam Chomsky and other advocates of the language acquisition device argue that humans ____.

Which of the following is more likely to be present in people with dyslexia?

A stroke patient speaks in short,inarticulate but meaningful phrases such as "Weather hot" and "Dog bite man." This person is probably suffering from ____.

Prepositions,word endings,and grammar are to as nouns and verbs are to .

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

Dyseidetic dyslexics have the most difficulty with ____.

A loss of language ability,in general,is referred to as ____.

Pictures of the person you love will produce increased activation of certain brain areas associated with ____.

the right hemisphere is dominant for recognizing both pleasant and unpleasant emotions in others.

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but ____.

After damage to the right hemisphere,many people suffer what kind of loss?

A paradoxical characteristic of children with Williams syndrome is that they ____.

Which statement is true of left-handed individuals?

Which task would people with Williams syndrome typically perform?

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

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