Question 1

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model,word salad results from damage to __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model,word salad results...

Question 2

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heschl's gyrus 
B)  planum temporale 
C)  frontal operculum 
D)  Broca's area 
E)  both C and D 
A)  Heschl's gyrus 
B)  planum temporale 
C)  frontal operculum 
D)  Broca's area 
E)  both C and D

Question 3

Many of the early studies of the split brain were conducted in the laboratory of

Accepted Answer

A)  Roger Sperry. 
B)  Wilder Penfield. 
C)  Brenda Milner. 
D)  John Pinel. 
E)  Doreen Kimura. 
A)  Roger Sperry. 
B)  Wilder Penfield. 
C)  Brenda Milner. 
D)  John Pinel. 
E)  Doreen Kimura.

Question 4

The first large-scale cortical electrical stimulation studies of conscious human patients were conducted under the supervision of

Accepted Answer

A)  Lashley. 
B)  Penfield. 
C)  Hebb. 
D)  Kimura. 
E)  Milner. 
A)  Lashley. 
B)  Penfield. 
C)  Hebb. 
D)  Kimura. 
E)  Milner.

Question 5

Which component of the Wernicke-Geschwind model is illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  angular gyrus 
D)  arcuate fasciculus 
E)  auditory cortex 
A)  Broca's area 
B)  Wernicke's area 
C)  angular gyrus 
D)  arcuate fasciculus 
E)  auditory cortex

Question 6

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as research tools in cognitive neuroscience is that they cannot

Accepted Answer

A)  be used to study nonhuman primates. 
B)  prove causation. 
C)  be used to study subcortical structures. 
D)  reveal activity in cerebral nuclei. 
E)  be used to study split-brain patients. 
A)  be used to study nonhuman primates. 
B)  prove causation. 
C)  be used to study subcortical structures. 
D)  reveal activity in cerebral nuclei. 
E)  be used to study split-brain patients.

Question 7

The Wernicke-Geschwind model is a

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A)  serial model. 
B)  parallel model. 
C)  holistic, nonlocalizationist model. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  serial model. 
B)  parallel model. 
C)  holistic, nonlocalizationist model. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 8

Sodium amytal and dichotic listening tests are commonly used tests of

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A)  audition. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  handedness. 
D)  language lateralization. 
E)  brain damage. 
A)  audition. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  handedness. 
D)  language lateralization. 
E)  brain damage.

Question 9

Visual information is presented to only the left hemisphere of a human split-brain patient by getting the patient to fixate on the center of the display screen and then

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A)  presenting the information on the side of the screen to the patient's right. 
B)  flashing the information for 0.1 second on the side of the screen to the patient's right. 
C)  flashing the information for 0.1 second on the side of the screen to the patient's left. 
D)  presenting the information to only the left eye for 0.1 second. 
E)  either B or D 
A)  presenting the information on the side of the screen to the patient's right. 
B)  flashing the information for 0.1 second on the side of the screen to the patient's right. 
C)  flashing the information for 0.1 second on the side of the screen to the patient's left. 
D)  presenting the information to only the left eye for 0.1 second. 
E)  either B or D

Question 10

Briefly describe the Wernicke-Geschwind model,and evaluate its ability to predict research findings.Reach a conclusion based on the evidence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

A pathological difficulty in reading is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemia. 
B)  aphasia. 
C)  dyslexia. 
D)  apraxia. 
E)  lexicalia. 
A)  phonemia. 
B)  aphasia. 
C)  dyslexia. 
D)  apraxia. 
E)  lexicalia.

Question 12

Of the 214 aphasic patients in the classic Hecaen and Angelergues's study,how many displayed disorders of language that were purely expressive (i.e.,Broca's aphasia)or purely expressive (i.e.,Wernicke's aphasia)?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  23 
C)  47 
D)  102 
E)  148 
A)  0 
B)  23 
C)  47 
D)  102 
E)  148

Question 13

The left hemisphere plays a greater role in controlling the left hand than

Accepted Answer

A)  it does in controlling the right hand. 
B)  the right hemisphere does in controlling the left hand. 
C)  the right hemisphere does in controlling the right hand. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  it does in controlling the right hand. 
B)  the right hemisphere does in controlling the left hand. 
C)  the right hemisphere does in controlling the right hand. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 14

Split-brain patients are those who

Accepted Answer

A)  have been commissurotomized. 
B)  have split personalities. 
C)  are schizophrenic. 
D)  have two cerebral commissures. 
E)  have only one hemisphere. 
A)  have been commissurotomized. 
B)  have split personalities. 
C)  are schizophrenic. 
D)  have two cerebral commissures. 
E)  have only one hemisphere.

Question 15

Apraxia is usually associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  left-hemisphere lesions. 
B)  right-hemisphere lesions. 
C)  asphyxia. 
D)  damage to Broca's area. 
E)  damage to Wernicke's area. 
A)  left-hemisphere lesions. 
B)  right-hemisphere lesions. 
C)  asphyxia. 
D)  damage to Broca's area. 
E)  damage to Wernicke's area.

Question 16

Bavalier et al.(1997)used a particularly sensitive fMRI procedure to study reading.They found that the areas of cerebral activity

Accepted Answer

A)  in individual volunteers were patchy. 
B)  varied both from individual to individual and within individuals from trial to trial. 
C)  were widespread over the lateral surfaces of brain. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  in individual volunteers were patchy. 
B)  varied both from individual to individual and within individuals from trial to trial. 
C)  were widespread over the lateral surfaces of brain. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  left frontal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left temporal 
D)  right temporal 
E)  left parietal 
A)  left frontal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left temporal 
D)  right temporal 
E)  left parietal

Question 18

According to the text,the main problem with the analytic-synthetic theory of cerebral asymmetry is its

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive specificity. 
B)  brevity. 
C)  vagueness. 
D)  simplicity. 
E)  age. 
A)  excessive specificity. 
B)  brevity. 
C)  vagueness. 
D)  simplicity. 
E)  age.

Question 19

Left-hemisphere damage is more likely than right-hemisphere damage to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  contralateral motor problems. 
B)  ipsilateral motor problems. 
C)  motor problems of the left hand. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  contralateral motor problems. 
B)  ipsilateral motor problems. 
C)  motor problems of the left hand. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 20

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

Accepted Answer

A)  visual cortex. 
B)  language area. 
C)  somatosensory cortex. 
D)  auditory cortex. 
E)  reading area. 
A)  visual cortex. 
B)  language area. 
C)  somatosensory cortex. 
D)  auditory cortex. 
E)  reading area.

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model,word salad results from damage to __________.

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Many of the early studies of the split brain were conducted in the laboratory of

The first large-scale cortical electrical stimulation studies of conscious human patients were conducted under the supervision of

Which component of the Wernicke-Geschwind model is illustrated here?

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as research tools in cognitive neuroscience is that they cannot

The Wernicke-Geschwind model is a

Sodium amytal and dichotic listening tests are commonly used tests of

Visual information is presented to only the left hemisphere of a human split-brain patient by getting the patient to fixate on the center of the display screen and then

Briefly describe the Wernicke-Geschwind model,and evaluate its ability to predict research findings.Reach a conclusion based on the evidence.

A pathological difficulty in reading is termed

Of the 214 aphasic patients in the classic Hecaen and Angelergues's study,how many displayed disorders of language that were purely expressive (i.e.,Broca's aphasia)or purely expressive (i.e.,Wernicke's aphasia)?

The left hemisphere plays a greater role in controlling the left hand than

Split-brain patients are those who

Apraxia is usually associated with

Bavalier et al.(1997)used a particularly sensitive fMRI procedure to study reading.They found that the areas of cerebral activity

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

According to the text,the main problem with the analytic-synthetic theory of cerebral asymmetry is its

Left-hemisphere damage is more likely than right-hemisphere damage to be associated with

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

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Exam 16: Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model,word salad results from damage to __________.

Which of the following structures was found to be larger in the left hemisphere in about 65% of human brains?

Many of the early studies of the split brain were conducted in the laboratory of

The first large-scale cortical electrical stimulation studies of conscious human patients were conducted under the supervision of

Which component of the Wernicke-Geschwind model is illustrated here?

The major weakness of functional brain-imaging techniques as research tools in cognitive neuroscience is that they cannot

The Wernicke-Geschwind model is a

Sodium amytal and dichotic listening tests are commonly used tests of

Visual information is presented to only the left hemisphere of a human split-brain patient by getting the patient to fixate on the center of the display screen and then

Briefly describe the Wernicke-Geschwind model,and evaluate its ability to predict research findings.Reach a conclusion based on the evidence.

A pathological difficulty in reading is termed

Of the 214 aphasic patients in the classic Hecaen and Angelergues's study,how many displayed disorders of language that were purely expressive (i.e.,Broca's aphasia)or purely expressive (i.e.,Wernicke's aphasia)?

The left hemisphere plays a greater role in controlling the left hand than

Split-brain patients are those who

Apraxia is usually associated with

Bavalier et al.(1997)used a particularly sensitive fMRI procedure to study reading.They found that the areas of cerebral activity

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

According to the text,the main problem with the analytic-synthetic theory of cerebral asymmetry is its

Left-hemisphere damage is more likely than right-hemisphere damage to be associated with

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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