Question 1

Homonymous hemianopsia refers to:

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A)  blindness in one eye.
B)  blindness in one visual field in one eye.
C)  blindness in one visual field in both eyes.
D)  blindness in both eyes.

Question 2

The auditory system allows each cerebral hemisphere to receive input from both ears.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the "what" system,or ventral processing stream of higher visual processing? Describe pathological conditions involving damage to the ventral processing stream.

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Question 4

Total cortical blindness is caused by lesions in which part of the visual system?

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A)  the optic chiasm
B)  the right occipital and parietal lobes
C)  the right and left occipital lobes
D)  the pathways connecting the occipital and temporal lobes within each hemisphere

Question 5

A "melding" of sensory experiences is also known as:

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A)  transcortical sensory aphasia.
B)  synthesthesia.
C)  paragrammatism.
D)  none of these

Question 6

In the visual system,the "what" pathway is primarily localized to the ____ and the "where" pathway is localized primarily to the ____ .

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A)  temporal lobes; parietal lobes
B)  parietal lobes; temporal lobes
C)  amygdala; hippocampus
D)  primary visual cortex; prestriate cortex

Question 7

The primary behavioral difference between apperceptive and associative agnosia is that associative agnosia involves:

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A)  the loss of knowledge of the semantic meaning of objects.
B)  the inability to recognize the visual form of objects.
C)  the complete loss of long-term memory.
D)  a peculiar inability to associate the smell and taste of an object.

Question 8

Area V1 is also called:

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A)  the retinotopic map.
B)  the temporal lobe.
C)  the visual object recognition area.
D)  the blindspot.

Question 9

What evidence can you give that supports a two-system model for higher visual processing?

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The clearest evidence in support of a tw...

Question 10

The left hemisphere is important for the processing of speech and language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Word salad is most likely to occur with ____________________ aphasia.

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The answer of Word salad is most likely to occur...

Question 12

The inability to recognize something by sight is known as a(n)____________________.

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The answer of The inability to recognize something by sight...

Question 13

Aphasia is a disturbance of:

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A)  language.
B)  coordination of the mouth.
C)  production of motor movements.
D)  the ability to speak at all.

Question 14

Cones detect wavelengths of color.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A good theory of neglect must explain which one of the following issues?

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A)  the reason that most cases show left- as opposed to right-sided neglect
B)  the reason that most cases show right- as opposed to left-sided neglect
C)  how personality changes following TBI moderate the symptoms of neglect
D)  how right-sided neglect relates to dysfunction of the corpus callosum

Question 16

All of the following have been implicated in language functioning except the:

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A)  basal ganglia.
B)  cingulate gyrus.
C)  thalamus.
D)  left temporal lobe.

Question 17

Which of the following represents the correct flow of information in the visual system?

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A)  lateral geniculate nucleus : optic nerve : optic chiasm : primary visual cortex
B)  primary visual cortex : optic chiasm : lateral geniculate nucleus : optic nerve
C)  optic nerve : lateral geniculate nucleus : optic chiasm : primary visual cortex
D)  optic nerve : optic chiasm : lateral geniculate nucleus : primary visual cortex

Question 18

Neglect is synonymous with attentional deficits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An inability to recognize the form and/or function of objects and/or people occurs in every sensory domain and is termed:

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A)  anosmia.
B)  aphasia.
C)  anopsia.
D)  agnosia.

Question 20

Receptive aphasia is to Wernicke's aphasia as ____________________ aphasia is to Broca's aphasia.

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The answer of Receptive aphasia is to Wernicke's aphasia as...

Exam 8: Vision and Language

Homonymous hemianopsia refers to:

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Neglect is synonymous with attentional deficits.

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Word salad is most likely to occur with ____________________ aphasia.

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What is the "what" system,or ventral processing stream of higher visual processing? Describe pathological conditions involving damage to the ventral processing stream.

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The left hemisphere is important for the processing of speech and language.

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Receptive aphasia is to Wernicke's aphasia as ____________________ aphasia is to Broca's aphasia.

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Total cortical blindness is caused by lesions in which part of the visual system?

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In the visual system,the "what" pathway is primarily localized to the ____ and the "where" pathway is localized primarily to the ____ .

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A "melding" of sensory experiences is also known as:

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What evidence can you give that supports a two-system model for higher visual processing?

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The auditory system allows each cerebral hemisphere to receive input from both ears.

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Cones detect wavelengths of color.

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The inability to recognize something by sight is known as a(n)____________________.

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A good theory of neglect must explain which one of the following issues?

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All of the following have been implicated in language functioning except the:

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Area V1 is also called:

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An inability to recognize the form and/or function of objects and/or people occurs in every sensory domain and is termed:

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Aphasia is a disturbance of:

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Which of the following represents the correct flow of information in the visual system?

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The primary behavioral difference between apperceptive and associative agnosia is that associative agnosia involves:

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