Question 1

In cases of Rasmussen's syndrome,the complete removal of the cortex of one hemisphere during childhood:​

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A) saves the child's life at the expense of intelligence and mobility. 
B) has been discontinued due to its poor record of reducing seizures. 
C) demonstrates that we only need about 10 percent of our brain for normal functioning. 
D) significantly reduces seizures while producing relatively mild side effects. 
A) saves the child's life at the expense of intelligence and mobility. 
B) has been discontinued due to its poor record of reducing seizures. 
C) demonstrates that we only need about 10 percent of our brain for normal functioning. 
D) significantly reduces seizures while producing relatively mild side effects.

Question 2

Over the past 100 years,population IQ scores have

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A) remained about the same. 
B) decreased about 3 points per decade. 
C) increased about 3 points per decade. 
D) doubled. 
A) remained about the same. 
B) decreased about 3 points per decade. 
C) increased about 3 points per decade. 
D) doubled.

Question 3

see Figure 13.21
  
-In this illustration of a typical reader,information travels from primary visual cortex to the temporal lobe by way of the structure labeled number 4,which is the

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A) angular gyrus. 
B) arcuate fasciculus. 
C) hippocampal commissure. 
D) massa intermedia. 
A) angular gyrus. 
B) arcuate fasciculus. 
C) hippocampal commissure. 
D) massa intermedia.

Question 4

How does brain activity during language tasks compare between multilingual and monolingual speakers?

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Brain activity during language tasks in

Question 5

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between IQ and breastfeeding?

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A) As a group, children who are breastfed have higher IQs than those who are not, but the benefits of breastfeeding to an individual child varies with his or her genetics. 
B) Breastfeeding does not have a significant effect on child IQ, because IQ is nearly completely determined by the child's genetics. 
C) Mothers who breastfeed their infants have higher IQs than those who do not, so the higher IQs of breastfed children is probably related to genetics. 
D) Breastfeeding raises the IQ of children regardless of their genetic makeup. 
A) As a group, children who are breastfed have higher IQs than those who are not, but the benefits of breastfeeding to an individual child varies with his or her genetics. 
B) Breastfeeding does not have a significant effect on child IQ, because IQ is nearly completely determined by the child's genetics. 
C) Mothers who breastfeed their infants have higher IQs than those who do not, so the higher IQs of breastfed children is probably related to genetics. 
D) Breastfeeding raises the IQ of children regardless of their genetic makeup.

Question 6

see Figure 13.17
  
-Initial processing of sound occurs in structure number ____________________,or ____________________,and comprehension of speech is processed by structure number ____________________,or ____________________.

Accepted Answer

2,primary

Question 7

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

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A) no differences when compared with typical readers. 
B) greater activation of Broca's area and less activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
C) less activation of Broca's area and greater activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
D) less activation of Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
A) no differences when compared with typical readers. 
B) greater activation of Broca's area and less activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
C) less activation of Broca's area and greater activation of Wernicke's area and the angular gyrus than typical readers. 
D) less activation of Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the angular gyrus than typical readers.

Question 8

In a given population the mean IQ is 100 and the standard deviation is 15 points.What percent of that population should have an IQ that falls between 85 and 115?

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A) 33 
B) 51 
C) 68 
D) 77 
A) 33 
B) 51 
C) 68 
D) 77

Question 9

Which of the following statistical facts provides support for a role of prenatal androgen levels in lateralization?

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A) lower rates of verbal learning disabilities among males 
B) higher rates of immune disorders among females 
C) lower rates of left-handedness among males exposed prenatally to ultrasound 
D) higher rates of left-handedness among males 
A) lower rates of verbal learning disabilities among males 
B) higher rates of immune disorders among females 
C) lower rates of left-handedness among males exposed prenatally to ultrasound 
D) higher rates of left-handedness among males

Question 10

Efforts to identify the time course of the evolution of human language have been based on the

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A) divergence of hominids and great apes from a common ancestor. 
B) divergence of Homo sapiens from other species of humans. 
C) development of a neocortex in animals. 
D) timing of a critical mutation in the FOXP2 gene. 
A) divergence of hominids and great apes from a common ancestor. 
B) divergence of Homo sapiens from other species of humans. 
C) development of a neocortex in animals. 
D) timing of a critical mutation in the FOXP2 gene.

Question 11

During a visuospatial task,

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A) males and females showed very similar patterns of right hemisphere activation. 
B) males were more likely to activate both hemispheres than females. 
C) females were more likely to activate both hemispheres than males. 
D) males and females showed very similar patterns of left hemisphere activation. 
A) males and females showed very similar patterns of right hemisphere activation. 
B) males were more likely to activate both hemispheres than females. 
C) females were more likely to activate both hemispheres than males. 
D) males and females showed very similar patterns of left hemisphere activation.

Question 12

Lateralization occurs in species other than human beings,suggesting that it provides some advantages for survival.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compared with the brains of people with average intelligence,the brains of highly intelligent people

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A) do not show any systematic structural differences, because intelligence is determined by environmental factors, not biological factors. 
B) show higher volumes of gray matter and cortical thickness in the prefrontal and temporal lobes. 
C) show thinner cortical layers. 
D) are actually smaller in volume, making them operate more efficiently. 
A) do not show any systematic structural differences, because intelligence is determined by environmental factors, not biological factors. 
B) show higher volumes of gray matter and cortical thickness in the prefrontal and temporal lobes. 
C) show thinner cortical layers. 
D) are actually smaller in volume, making them operate more efficiently.

Question 14

Stuttering is accompanied by abnormally high activity in

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A) the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) the basal ganglia. 
D) Wernicke's area. 
A) the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) the basal ganglia. 
D) Wernicke's area.

Question 15

Anomia refers to

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A) poor comprehension. 
B) poor production of speech. 
C) difficulty reading and writing. 
D) difficulty finding the correct word to express an idea. 
A) poor comprehension. 
B) poor production of speech. 
C) difficulty reading and writing. 
D) difficulty finding the correct word to express an idea.

Question 16

Dyslexia is strongly influenced by genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People with dyslexia

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A) have lost the ability to read following damage to their occipital lobes and corpus callosum. 
B) must read phonetically, because they lack the ability to memorize whole words, like "the" or "and." 
C) have difficulty learning to read in spite of normal intelligence and exposure to typical instruction. 
D) have lost the ability to read after having once mastered it. 
A) have lost the ability to read following damage to their occipital lobes and corpus callosum. 
B) must read phonetically, because they lack the ability to memorize whole words, like "the" or "and." 
C) have difficulty learning to read in spite of normal intelligence and exposure to typical instruction. 
D) have lost the ability to read after having once mastered it.

Question 18

The heritability of intelligence is typically estimated to be about _________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 35 
B) 55 
C) 75 
D) 95 
A) 35 
B) 55 
C) 75 
D) 95

Question 19

Compared with healthy controls,individuals with schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) show no differences in the lateralization of language. 
B) are less likely to be ambidextrous. 
C) are more likely to lateralize language to the left hemisphere. 
D) are more likely to lateralize language to the right hemisphere or to show no hemisphere asymmetry. 
A) show no differences in the lateralization of language. 
B) are less likely to be ambidextrous. 
C) are more likely to lateralize language to the left hemisphere. 
D) are more likely to lateralize language to the right hemisphere or to show no hemisphere asymmetry.

Question 20

Most savant behaviors involve behaviors that are typically

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A) lateralized to the right hemisphere. 
B) lateralized to the left hemisphere. 
C) lateralized. 
D) managed by subcortical structures. 
A) lateralized to the right hemisphere. 
B) lateralized to the left hemisphere. 
C) lateralized. 
D) managed by subcortical structures.

In cases of Rasmussen's syndrome,the complete removal of the cortex of one hemisphere during childhood:

Over the past 100 years,population IQ scores have

see Figure 13.21 -In this illustration of a typical reader,information travels from primary visual cortex to the temporal lobe by way of the structure labeled number 4,which is the

How does brain activity during language tasks compare between multilingual and monolingual speakers?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between IQ and breastfeeding?

see Figure 13.17 -Initial processing of sound occurs in structure number ,or ,and comprehension of speech is processed by structure number ,or .

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

In a given population the mean IQ is 100 and the standard deviation is 15 points.What percent of that population should have an IQ that falls between 85 and 115?

Which of the following statistical facts provides support for a role of prenatal androgen levels in lateralization?

Efforts to identify the time course of the evolution of human language have been based on the

During a visuospatial task,

Lateralization occurs in species other than human beings,suggesting that it provides some advantages for survival.

Compared with the brains of people with average intelligence,the brains of highly intelligent people

Stuttering is accompanied by abnormally high activity in

Anomia refers to

Dyslexia is strongly influenced by genetics.

People with dyslexia

The heritability of intelligence is typically estimated to be about _________ percent.

Compared with healthy controls,individuals with schizophrenia

Most savant behaviors involve behaviors that are typically

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Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

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Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

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Exam 13: Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

In cases of Rasmussen's syndrome,the complete removal of the cortex of one hemisphere during childhood:​

Over the past 100 years,population IQ scores have

see Figure 13.21 -In this illustration of a typical reader,information travels from primary visual cortex to the temporal lobe by way of the structure labeled number 4,which is the

How does brain activity during language tasks compare between multilingual and monolingual speakers?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between IQ and breastfeeding?

see Figure 13.17 -Initial processing of sound occurs in structure number ____________________,or ____________________,and comprehension of speech is processed by structure number ____________________,or ____________________.

Imaging studies of people with dyslexia during reading show

In a given population the mean IQ is 100 and the standard deviation is 15 points.What percent of that population should have an IQ that falls between 85 and 115?

Which of the following statistical facts provides support for a role of prenatal androgen levels in lateralization?

Efforts to identify the time course of the evolution of human language have been based on the

During a visuospatial task,

Lateralization occurs in species other than human beings,suggesting that it provides some advantages for survival.

Compared with the brains of people with average intelligence,the brains of highly intelligent people

Stuttering is accompanied by abnormally high activity in

Anomia refers to

Dyslexia is strongly influenced by genetics.

People with dyslexia

The heritability of intelligence is typically estimated to be about _________ percent.

Compared with healthy controls,individuals with schizophrenia

Most savant behaviors involve behaviors that are typically

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

Filters

In cases of Rasmussen's syndrome,the complete removal of the cortex of one hemisphere during childhood:

see Figure 13.17 -Initial processing of sound occurs in structure number ,or ,and comprehension of speech is processed by structure number ,or .