Question 1

Oscar is participating in a research study where he reports the color of the ink (eg., "blue")  instead of reading the word written (eg., "red") . He is performing the _____ task and finds that he must not let his mind wander at all to get it right.

Accepted Answer

A)   Stroop effect
B)   dysphonetic dyslexia
C)   dyseidetic dyslexia
D)   change blindness

Question 2

Studies of nonhuman language abilities call attention to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ability of many species to learn language
B)   close relationship between language and classical conditioning
C)   difficulty of defining language
D)   close relationship between language and brain size

Question 3

In the phenomenon of binocular rivalry, when one eye sees one pattern and the other eye sees another, what do you perceive?

Accepted Answer

A)   One pattern superimposed on top of the other
B)   Temporary alternation between one pattern and the other
C)   A compromise that doesn't match either pattern
D)   Whatever the dominant eye sees

Question 4

Several months after split-brain surgery, the number of incidents of conflicts between the two hemispheres diminishes because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   portions of the corpus callosum grow back
B)   the right hemisphere begins to control all body muscles
C)   the hemispheres learn ways of cooperating with each other
D)   the cerebellum assumes the former functions of the corpus callosum

Question 5

Researchers have found that the planum temporale is _____ in the _____ for 65 percent of people.

Accepted Answer

A)   larger; left hemisphere
B)   smaller; left hemisphere
C)   larger; right hemisphere
D)   smaller; right hemisphere

Question 6

Wilma had a loss of consciousness. When she first started to recover, she experienced _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   increased connectivity between subcortical and cortical areas
B)   increased activity in the cortex
C)   increased connectivity between the thalamus and hypothalamus
D)   increased connectivity between the thalamus and basal ganglia

Question 7

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   do so without feeling
B)   do so in a monotone
C)   omit pronouns, tense, and number endings
D)   omit nouns and verbs

Question 8

A loss of language ability, in general, is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   apraxia
B)   dyslexia
C)   aphasia
D)   anomia

Question 9

When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis, an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex, similar to what healthy volunteers showed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Studies of nonhuman language abilities seem to indicate that human language may have evolved from a precursor that was probably ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   present only in human ancestors
B)   a by-product of total brain size
C)   present in the ancient ancestor from which humans and bonobos evolved
D)   a single-gene mutation

Question 11

People with right-hemisphere damage have particular trouble with tasks that require ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   understanding sentences with a complex grammatical structure
B)   spatial processing
C)   control of the right hand
D)   memory of recent events

Question 12

Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cannot learn language as well as common chimpanzees
B)   use symbols in the wild to communicate with each other
C)   comprehend spoken language comparable to that of a two-year-old child
D)   can write as well as a two-year-old child

Question 13

Dr. Beeler is testing what happens when she presents her monkey with two similar choices that the monkey likes (eg., an apple slice or a banana slice) . She has found that the monkey will have increased activity in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   orbitofrontal cortex
B)   prefrontal cortex
C)   left hemisphere
D)   right hemisphere

Question 14

Dr. Marzano is testing his rats by playing a series of clicks and asking the rat to turn in the direction with the most clicks. If his rats have damage to the frontal orienting fields, they will _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   always turn right
B)   always turn left
C)   stay frozen in place until they hear the clicks again
D)   turn in the direction of the last click sound even if that wasn't the correct choice

Question 15

The left hemisphere is connected to skin receptors mainly on the ____ half of the body, and controls muscles mainly on the ____ side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)   left; right
B)   left; left
C)   right; left
D)   right; right

Question 16

The strongest evidence for a critical period for human language development is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   exceptional language abilities of children with Williams syndrome
B)   different lateralization of first language and second language
C)   differences in language between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia
D)   difficulty deaf children have learning sign language if they start late

Question 17

Jodee has Wernicke's aphasia. Her biggest challenge is with producing speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the Stroop effect and how have researchers used it as a test of attention?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Split-brain patients suffer ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   little or no impairment of overall intellectual performance
B)   a lack of motor control
C)   sensation deficits
D)   memory deficits

Question 20

A specific impairment of reading in a person with adequate vision and adequate skills in other academic areas is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's aphasia
B)   Wernicke's aphasia
C)   Williams' syndrome
D)   dyslexia

Exam 13: Cognitive Functions

Wilma had a loss of consciousness. When she first started to recover, she experienced _____.

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When a woman in a persistent vegetative state was told to imagine playing tennis, an fMRI of her brain showed increased activity in motor areas of her cortex, similar to what healthy volunteers showed.

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A specific impairment of reading in a person with adequate vision and adequate skills in other academic areas is referred to as ____.

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Oscar is participating in a research study where he reports the color of the ink (eg., "blue") instead of reading the word written (eg., "red") . He is performing the _____ task and finds that he must not let his mind wander at all to get it right.

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The left hemisphere is connected to skin receptors mainly on the ____ half of the body, and controls muscles mainly on the ____ side of the body.

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Jodee has Wernicke's aphasia. Her biggest challenge is with producing speech.

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The strongest evidence for a critical period for human language development is the ____.

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A loss of language ability, in general, is referred to as ____.

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Dr. Beeler is testing what happens when she presents her monkey with two similar choices that the monkey likes (eg., an apple slice or a banana slice) . She has found that the monkey will have increased activity in the _____.

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People with right-hemisphere damage have particular trouble with tasks that require ____.

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Studies of nonhuman language abilities seem to indicate that human language may have evolved from a precursor that was probably ____.

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Studies of nonhuman language abilities call attention to the ____.

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Researchers have found that the planum temporale is _____ in the _____ for 65 percent of people.

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Language studies with bonobo chimpanzees suggest that they ____.

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Several months after split-brain surgery, the number of incidents of conflicts between the two hemispheres diminishes because ____.

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People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but ____.

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What is the Stroop effect and how have researchers used it as a test of attention?

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Split-brain patients suffer ____.

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Dr. Marzano is testing his rats by playing a series of clicks and asking the rat to turn in the direction with the most clicks. If his rats have damage to the frontal orienting fields, they will _____.

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In the phenomenon of binocular rivalry, when one eye sees one pattern and the other eye sees another, what do you perceive?

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