Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 10

Dyslexia is an unexpected difficulty in (a) _____ despite intelligence, motivation, and education. The three steps in reading involve three different brain areas, each with a different function: Brain area #1 is called the (b) _____, brain area #2 is called the (c) _____, and brain area #3 is called the (d) _____. Individuals with dyslexia have a problem with changing letters into sounds or (e) _____ and have faulty (f) _____ connections between brain area #1 and brain areas #2 and #3.