Question 1

Paul Broca's patient "Tan" would probably be diagnosed today with _________ aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's 
B) conduction 
C) global 
D) transcortical motor 
A) Broca's 
B) conduction 
C) global 
D) transcortical motor

Question 2

People with Wernicke's aphasia

Accepted Answer

A) comprehend speech more effectively than written words. 
B) comprehend written words more effectively than speech. 
C) are unable to comprehend either written or spoken language. 
D) speak more clearly than they write. 
A) comprehend speech more effectively than written words. 
B) comprehend written words more effectively than speech. 
C) are unable to comprehend either written or spoken language. 
D) speak more clearly than they write.

Question 3

Evidence for Spearman's general intelligence (g)factor includes the

Accepted Answer

A) existence of savant behaviors. 
B) large improvements in IQ that have occurred in the last 100 years. 
C) verbal skills found in children with Williams syndrome. 
D) tendency for separate abilities to correlate within individuals. 
A) existence of savant behaviors. 
B) large improvements in IQ that have occurred in the last 100 years. 
C) verbal skills found in children with Williams syndrome. 
D) tendency for separate abilities to correlate within individuals.

Question 4

What is the Flynn Effect,and what does this tell us about the development of mature human intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The Flynn Effect refers to the observed

Question 5

Evidence for cultural transmission of ape language is provided by

Accepted Answer

A) Washoe's ability to sign "waterbird" while observing a swan. 
B) the ability of great apes to learn sign language from humans. 
C) Kanzi's ability to learn symbols by watching his mother's training. 
D) Kanzi's ability to respond to verbal commands. 
A) Washoe's ability to sign "waterbird" while observing a swan. 
B) the ability of great apes to learn sign language from humans. 
C) Kanzi's ability to learn symbols by watching his mother's training. 
D) Kanzi's ability to respond to verbal commands.

Question 6

In his work to assist 16 patients suffering from uncontrollable seizures associated with epilepsy,how many of the commissures did Joseph Bogen severe in these patients?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) all 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) all 4

Paul Broca's patient "Tan" would probably be diagnosed today with _________ aphasia.

People with Wernicke's aphasia

Evidence for Spearman's general intelligence (g)factor includes the

What is the Flynn Effect,and what does this tell us about the development of mature human intelligence?

Evidence for cultural transmission of ape language is provided by

In his work to assist 16 patients suffering from uncontrollable seizures associated with epilepsy,how many of the commissures did Joseph Bogen severe in these patients?

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

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Exam 13: Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

Paul Broca's patient "Tan" would probably be diagnosed today with _________ aphasia.

People with Wernicke's aphasia

Evidence for Spearman's general intelligence (g)factor includes the

What is the Flynn Effect,and what does this tell us about the development of mature human intelligence?

Evidence for cultural transmission of ape language is provided by

In his work to assist 16 patients suffering from uncontrollable seizures associated with epilepsy,how many of the commissures did Joseph Bogen severe in these patients?

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