Question 1

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

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The answer of The smallest units of sound that distinguish...

Question 2

In experiments on split-brain laboratory animals, visual information can be presented to only the left hemisphere by

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A)  cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally. 
B)  blindfolding the left eye. 
C)  blindfolding the right eye. 
D)  both A and B together 
E)  both A and C together 
A)  cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally. 
B)  blindfolding the left eye. 
C)  blindfolding the right eye. 
D)  both A and B together 
E)  both A and C together

Question 3

The discovery of the lateralization of language abilities is usually attributed to __________ although Dax preceded him.

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The answer of The discovery of the lateralization of language...

Question 4

Split-brain patients are those who

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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 5

Which of the following observations supports Kimura's motor theory of cerebral asymmetry?

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A)  Lesions that disrupt speech often produce other motor deficits. 
B)  Language-comprehension areas are located in primary sensory cortex. 
C)  Patients with reading difficulties often display auditory deficits.. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Lesions that disrupt speech often produce other motor deficits. 
B)  Language-comprehension areas are located in primary sensory cortex. 
C)  Patients with reading difficulties often display auditory deficits.. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

There are two major categories of acquired dyslexia:

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A)  surface and deep. 
B)  lexical and phonetic. 
C)  linguistic and semantic. 
D)  semantic and phonological. 
E)  lexical and semantic. 
A)  surface and deep. 
B)  lexical and phonetic. 
C)  linguistic and semantic. 
D)  semantic and phonological. 
E)  lexical and semantic.

Question 7

Although adults have difficulty discriminating among many language sounds that are not present in the languages that they speak,___________ can discriminate among the sounds of all languages.

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A)  10-month-old infants 
B)  2-year-old infants 
C)  5-year-old children 
D)  9-year-old children 
E)  both A and B 
A)  10-month-old infants 
B)  2-year-old infants 
C)  5-year-old children 
D)  9-year-old children 
E)  both A and B

Question 8

This split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen. She selected the

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A)  spoon. 
B)  apple. 
C)  first the spoon and then the apple. 
D)  first the apple and then the spoon. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  spoon. 
B)  apple. 
C)  first the spoon and then the apple. 
D)  first the apple and then the spoon. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

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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.

Question 10

Early research indicated that much of the aphasia resulting from the surgical excision of Broca's area was a consequence of

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A)  removal of the center for speech production. 
B)  temporary postsurgical edema. 
C)  removal of the center for speech reception. 
D)  inadvertent removal of the arcuate fasciculus. 
E)  inadvertent damage to Wernicke's area. 
A)  removal of the center for speech production. 
B)  temporary postsurgical edema. 
C)  removal of the center for speech reception. 
D)  inadvertent removal of the arcuate fasciculus. 
E)  inadvertent damage to Wernicke's area.

Question 11

The inability to pronounce simple nonsense words is a symptom of __________ dyslexia.

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The answer of The inability to pronounce simple nonsense words...

Question 12

Italian speakers are less likely than English speakers to be diagnosed with dyslexia because

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A)  the Italian language has more phonemes. 
B)  the Italian language has fewer phonemes. 
C)  Italians have larger temporal lobes. 
D)  Italians have smaller temporal lobes. 
E)  Italians read more. 
A)  the Italian language has more phonemes. 
B)  the Italian language has fewer phonemes. 
C)  Italians have larger temporal lobes. 
D)  Italians have smaller temporal lobes. 
E)  Italians read more.

Question 13

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 14

The helping-hand phenomenon was demonstrated in a test

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A)  involving the presentation of a photograph of a nude human figure. 
B)  involving the presentation of a chimeric figure. 
C)  in which the test items were in open view on top of a table. 
D)  in which the patients were asked to reach into two different bags and pull out two different objects. 
E)  in which the patients were asked to simultaneously pull the same object from two different bags. 
A)  involving the presentation of a photograph of a nude human figure. 
B)  involving the presentation of a chimeric figure. 
C)  in which the test items were in open view on top of a table. 
D)  in which the patients were asked to reach into two different bags and pull out two different objects. 
E)  in which the patients were asked to simultaneously pull the same object from two different bags.

Question 15

The identification and study of the various areas in the left cerebral cortex that participate in language-related activities is generally referred to as the study of

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A)  cortical language asymmetry. 
B)  cortical language lateralization. 
C)  the cortical localization of language. 
D)  the functional cortical asymmetry of language. 
E)  the cortical Wernicke-Geschwind model. 
A)  cortical language asymmetry. 
B)  cortical language lateralization. 
C)  the cortical localization of language. 
D)  the functional cortical asymmetry of language. 
E)  the cortical Wernicke-Geschwind model.

Question 16

Because cerebral lateralization is present in all five vertebrate classes, it must have fundamental survival advantages. It has been suggested that this advantage is that in some instances

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A)  it may be more efficient for neurons performing the same function to be localized in the same hemisphere. 
B)  it may be easier for the brain to simultaneously perform two different analyses if they are housed in different hemispheres. 
C)  cerebral lateralization has accelerated the course of evolution. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  it may be more efficient for neurons performing the same function to be localized in the same hemisphere. 
B)  it may be easier for the brain to simultaneously perform two different analyses if they are housed in different hemispheres. 
C)  cerebral lateralization has accelerated the course of evolution. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 17

How many digits are presented during one trial of the conventional dichotic listening test of language lateralization?

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A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  12 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  12

Question 18

Kimura found that the __________ ear was better at identifying digits and the __________ ear was better at identifying melodies in the __________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  left; right; sodium amytal 
B)  right; left; dichotic listening 
C)  left; right; dichotic listening 
D)  right; left; sodium amytal 
E)  left; right; cross-cuing 
A)  left; right; sodium amytal 
B)  right; left; dichotic listening 
C)  left; right; dichotic listening 
D)  right; left; sodium amytal 
E)  left; right; cross-cuing

Question 19

Dyslexics in whom the phonetic procedure is disrupted while the lexical procedure remains normal are said to have __________ dyslexia.

Accepted Answer

A)  surface 
B)  semantic 
C)  phonological 
D)  grammatical 
E)  deep 
A)  surface 
B)  semantic 
C)  phonological 
D)  grammatical 
E)  deep

Question 20

Describe three methods for studying lateralization of function in intact humans. Compare them.

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The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

In experiments on split-brain laboratory animals, visual information can be presented to only the left hemisphere by

The discovery of the lateralization of language abilities is usually attributed to __________ although Dax preceded him.

Split-brain patients are those who

Which of the following observations supports Kimura's motor theory of cerebral asymmetry?

There are two major categories of acquired dyslexia:

Although adults have difficulty discriminating among many language sounds that are not present in the languages that they speak,___________ can discriminate among the sounds of all languages.

This split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen. She selected the

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

Early research indicated that much of the aphasia resulting from the surgical excision of Broca's area was a consequence of

The inability to pronounce simple nonsense words is a symptom of __________ dyslexia.

Italian speakers are less likely than English speakers to be diagnosed with dyslexia because

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

The helping-hand phenomenon was demonstrated in a test

The identification and study of the various areas in the left cerebral cortex that participate in language-related activities is generally referred to as the study of

Because cerebral lateralization is present in all five vertebrate classes, it must have fundamental survival advantages. It has been suggested that this advantage is that in some instances

How many digits are presented during one trial of the conventional dichotic listening test of language lateralization?

Kimura found that the ear was better at identifying digits and the ear was better at identifying melodies in the __ test.

Dyslexics in whom the phonetic procedure is disrupted while the lexical procedure remains normal are said to have __________ dyslexia.

Describe three methods for studying lateralization of function in intact humans. Compare them.

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The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

In experiments on split-brain laboratory animals, visual information can be presented to only the left hemisphere by

The discovery of the lateralization of language abilities is usually attributed to __________ although Dax preceded him.

Split-brain patients are those who

Which of the following observations supports Kimura's motor theory of cerebral asymmetry?

There are two major categories of acquired dyslexia:

Although adults have difficulty discriminating among many language sounds that are not present in the languages that they speak,___________ can discriminate among the sounds of all languages.

This split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen. She selected the

Heschl's gyrus is the location of the primary

Early research indicated that much of the aphasia resulting from the surgical excision of Broca's area was a consequence of

The inability to pronounce simple nonsense words is a symptom of __________ dyslexia.

Italian speakers are less likely than English speakers to be diagnosed with dyslexia because

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

The helping-hand phenomenon was demonstrated in a test

The identification and study of the various areas in the left cerebral cortex that participate in language-related activities is generally referred to as the study of

Because cerebral lateralization is present in all five vertebrate classes, it must have fundamental survival advantages. It has been suggested that this advantage is that in some instances

How many digits are presented during one trial of the conventional dichotic listening test of language lateralization?

Kimura found that the __________ ear was better at identifying digits and the __________ ear was better at identifying melodies in the __________ test.

Dyslexics in whom the phonetic procedure is disrupted while the lexical procedure remains normal are said to have __________ dyslexia.

Describe three methods for studying lateralization of function in intact humans. Compare them.

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Mechanisms of Perception

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Development of the Nervous System

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Kimura found that the ear was better at identifying digits and the ear was better at identifying melodies in the __ test.