Question 1

In order to establish that the dichotic listening test is a valid test of language lateralization, Kimura showed that

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A)  patients shown to be right-hemisphere dominant for speech by the sodium amytal test display a left-ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented digits. 
B)  most people display a right ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented melodies. 
C)  only left-handers display a left-ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented digits. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  patients shown to be right-hemisphere dominant for speech by the sodium amytal test display a left-ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented digits. 
B)  most people display a right ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented melodies. 
C)  only left-handers display a left-ear superiority for the recall of dichotically presented digits. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 2

__________ is a specific pathological difficulty in reading.

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The answer of __________ is a specific pathological difficulty in...

Question 3

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, Broca's area contains the neural programs of

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A)  articulation (speech production). 
B)  reading. 
C)  language comprehension. 
D)  language reception. 
E)  translation. 
A)  articulation (speech production). 
B)  reading. 
C)  language comprehension. 
D)  language reception. 
E)  translation.

Question 4

A structural MRI study found that the __________ in the left hemisphere in musicians with perfect pitch than it is in musicians without perfect pitch.

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A)  planum temporale is larger 
B)  planum temporale is smaller 
C)  frontal operculum is larger 
D)  frontal operculum is smaller 
E)  Heschl's gyrus is larger 
A)  planum temporale is larger 
B)  planum temporale is smaller 
C)  frontal operculum is larger 
D)  frontal operculum is smaller 
E)  Heschl's gyrus is larger

Question 5

The most widely used behavioral test of language lateralization for healthy subjects is Kimura's adaptation of the

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A)  dichotic listening test. 
B)  sodium amytal test. 
C)  unilateral-lesion procedure. 
D)  token test. 
E)  split-brain test. 
A)  dichotic listening test. 
B)  sodium amytal test. 
C)  unilateral-lesion procedure. 
D)  token test. 
E)  split-brain test.

Question 6

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among various words in a language are called

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A)  semantics. 
B)  syllables. 
C)  graphics. 
D)  lexicons. 
E)  phonemes. 
A)  semantics. 
B)  syllables. 
C)  graphics. 
D)  lexicons. 
E)  phonemes.

Question 7

After the picture of a familiar object is flashed in the right visual field of a human split-brain patient, the patient can

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A)  say what the object was. 
B)  reach into a bag with her right hand and select the object that was presented from a group of test objects. 
C)  reach into a bag with her left hand and select the object that was presented from a group of test objects. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  say what the object was. 
B)  reach into a bag with her right hand and select the object that was presented from a group of test objects. 
C)  reach into a bag with her left hand and select the object that was presented from a group of test objects. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 8

CT and structural MRI studies of the brains of patients with language-related disorders have found that

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A)  lesions restricted to Broca's area produce Broca's aphasia in most patients. 
B)  lesions restricted to Wernicke's area produce Wernicke's aphasia in most patients. 
C)  large anterior lesions are more likely to produce deficits in language reception than are large posterior lesions. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  none of the above 
A)  lesions restricted to Broca's area produce Broca's aphasia in most patients. 
B)  lesions restricted to Wernicke's area produce Wernicke's aphasia in most patients. 
C)  large anterior lesions are more likely to produce deficits in language reception than are large posterior lesions. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, the neural output of the left frontal operculum goes to

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A)  the primary motor cortex. 
B)  Broca's area. 
C)  Wernicke's area. 
D)  the angular gyrus. 
E)  the arcuate fasciculus. 
A)  the primary motor cortex. 
B)  Broca's area. 
C)  Wernicke's area. 
D)  the angular gyrus. 
E)  the arcuate fasciculus.

Question 10

Left-handers and right-handers are

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A)  dextrals and sinestrals, respectively. 
B)  sinestrals and dextrals, respectively. 
C)  more variable than androids. 
D)  equally lateralized with respect to language functions. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  dextrals and sinestrals, respectively. 
B)  sinestrals and dextrals, respectively. 
C)  more variable than androids. 
D)  equally lateralized with respect to language functions. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

The most powerful fMRI tests suggest that the language areas of the cortex are

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A)  large and homogeneous. 
B)  patchy and widespread. 
C)  variable. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  large and homogeneous. 
B)  patchy and widespread. 
C)  variable. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 12

Visual information can be restricted to the right hemisphere of a laboratory animal by

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A)  blindfolding the left eye. 
B)  cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally. 
C)  cutting the corpus callosum longitudinally. 
D)  all of the above together 
E)  both A and C together 
A)  blindfolding the left eye. 
B)  cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally. 
C)  cutting the corpus callosum longitudinally. 
D)  all of the above together 
E)  both A and C together

Question 13

According to the text, watching a game of chess without knowing the rules would be like studying research on the

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A)  lateralization of language without knowing the names of the commissures. 
B)  lateralization of language without knowing about Sperry's Nobel-prize-winning experiments. 
C)  cortical localization of language without knowing about PET-scan experiments. 
D)  cortical localization of language without knowing about the Wernicke-Geschwind model. 
E)  production of language without knowing about Broca's area. 
A)  lateralization of language without knowing the names of the commissures. 
B)  lateralization of language without knowing about Sperry's Nobel-prize-winning experiments. 
C)  cortical localization of language without knowing about PET-scan experiments. 
D)  cortical localization of language without knowing about the Wernicke-Geschwind model. 
E)  production of language without knowing about Broca's area.

Question 14

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

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A)  medial half of each retina. 
B)  right half of the visual field of the right eye. 
C)  left half of the visual field of the left eye. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  medial half of each retina. 
B)  right half of the visual field of the right eye. 
C)  left half of the visual field of the left eye. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following investigators, along with Sperry, played a major role in testing the original series of human split-brain patients?

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A)  Kimura 
B)  Gazzaniga 
C)  Kolb 
D)  Milner 
E)  Petersen 
A)  Kimura 
B)  Gazzaniga 
C)  Kolb 
D)  Milner 
E)  Petersen

Question 16

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

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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 17

Although several average neuroanatomical asymmetries have been reported in the areas of the human neocortex that are thought to play important roles in language, there is no strong evidence that these anatomical asymmetries

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A)  occur in healthy people. 
B)  are related to the lateralization of language functions in individuals. 
C)  occur in women. 
D)  occur in musicians. 
E)  occur in the left hemisphere . 
A)  occur in healthy people. 
B)  are related to the lateralization of language functions in individuals. 
C)  occur in women. 
D)  occur in musicians. 
E)  occur in the left hemisphere .

Question 18

The ground-breaking experiment of Myers and Sperry established that

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A)  one function of the corpus callosum is to transmit learned information between hemispheres. 
B)  the key to studying the function of the cerebral commissures is to develop experimental procedures for presenting information to one hemisphere while keeping it out of the other. 
C)  one hemisphere is capable of solving simple problems as rapidly as two hemispheres working together. 
D)  the cerebral hemispheres are capable of functioning independently. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  one function of the corpus callosum is to transmit learned information between hemispheres. 
B)  the key to studying the function of the cerebral commissures is to develop experimental procedures for presenting information to one hemisphere while keeping it out of the other. 
C)  one hemisphere is capable of solving simple problems as rapidly as two hemispheres working together. 
D)  the cerebral hemispheres are capable of functioning independently. 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

Each hemisphere of a human split-brain patient is capable of completion. That is why on the chimeric figures test, each hemisphere sees

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A)  the entire stimulus. 
B)  a complete, but different, face. 
C)  only half a face. 
D)  the same face. 
E)  only half the stimulus. 
A)  the entire stimulus. 
B)  a complete, but different, face. 
C)  only half a face. 
D)  the same face. 
E)  only half the stimulus.

Question 20

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres, the contralateral connections take precedence

Accepted Answer

A)  when different sounds from the two ears are simultaneously competing for access to the same cortical auditory circuits. 
B)  in split-brain subjects. 
C)  in aphasics. 
D)  in patients under the influence of sodium amytal. 
E)  in patients with apraxia. 
A)  when different sounds from the two ears are simultaneously competing for access to the same cortical auditory circuits. 
B)  in split-brain subjects. 
C)  in aphasics. 
D)  in patients under the influence of sodium amytal. 
E)  in patients with apraxia.

In order to establish that the dichotic listening test is a valid test of language lateralization, Kimura showed that

__________ is a specific pathological difficulty in reading.

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, Broca's area contains the neural programs of

A structural MRI study found that the __________ in the left hemisphere in musicians with perfect pitch than it is in musicians without perfect pitch.

The most widely used behavioral test of language lateralization for healthy subjects is Kimura's adaptation of the

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among various words in a language are called

After the picture of a familiar object is flashed in the right visual field of a human split-brain patient, the patient can

CT and structural MRI studies of the brains of patients with language-related disorders have found that

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, the neural output of the left frontal operculum goes to

Left-handers and right-handers are

The most powerful fMRI tests suggest that the language areas of the cortex are

Visual information can be restricted to the right hemisphere of a laboratory animal by

According to the text, watching a game of chess without knowing the rules would be like studying research on the

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

Which of the following investigators, along with Sperry, played a major role in testing the original series of human split-brain patients?

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

Although several average neuroanatomical asymmetries have been reported in the areas of the human neocortex that are thought to play important roles in language, there is no strong evidence that these anatomical asymmetries

The ground-breaking experiment of Myers and Sperry established that

Each hemisphere of a human split-brain patient is capable of completion. That is why on the chimeric figures test, each hemisphere sees

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres, the contralateral connections take precedence

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Exam 16: Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

In order to establish that the dichotic listening test is a valid test of language lateralization, Kimura showed that

__________ is a specific pathological difficulty in reading.

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, Broca's area contains the neural programs of

A structural MRI study found that the __________ in the left hemisphere in musicians with perfect pitch than it is in musicians without perfect pitch.

The most widely used behavioral test of language lateralization for healthy subjects is Kimura's adaptation of the

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among various words in a language are called

After the picture of a familiar object is flashed in the right visual field of a human split-brain patient, the patient can

CT and structural MRI studies of the brains of patients with language-related disorders have found that

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, the neural output of the left frontal operculum goes to

Left-handers and right-handers are

The most powerful fMRI tests suggest that the language areas of the cortex are

Visual information can be restricted to the right hemisphere of a laboratory animal by

According to the text, watching a game of chess without knowing the rules would be like studying research on the

Cutting the optic chiasm longitudinally produces blindness in the

Which of the following investigators, along with Sperry, played a major role in testing the original series of human split-brain patients?

Broca's area is in the __________ cortex.

Although several average neuroanatomical asymmetries have been reported in the areas of the human neocortex that are thought to play important roles in language, there is no strong evidence that these anatomical asymmetries

The ground-breaking experiment of Myers and Sperry established that

Each hemisphere of a human split-brain patient is capable of completion. That is why on the chimeric figures test, each hemisphere sees

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres, the contralateral connections take precedence

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

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 Brain’s Reward Circuits

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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