Question 1

Which symptom is not associated with aphasic patients?

Accepted Answer

Confabulations are not typically associated with aphasia; they are more related to memory disorders, such as Korsakoff's syndrome. Aphasia primarily affects language abilities, leading to symptoms like paraphasia, apraxia, and neologisms.

Question 2

Broca's aphasia is usually associated with lesions of

Accepted Answer

Broca's aphasia is a language disorder that affects the production of speech. It is usually caused by damage to the left inferior frontal region of the brain, which is responsible for speech production.

Question 3

A patient who produces seemingly fluent but largely unintelligible speech and has poor comprehension of verbal material is most likely suffering from _______ aphasia.

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by fluent but nonsensical speech and poor comprehension of spoken language.

Question 4

A large frontal lesion in the left hemisphere can produce _______ aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A large frontal lesion in the left hemisphere can produce Broca's aphasia, which is associated with damage to the frontal lobe, specifically the Broca's area.

Question 5

The angular gyrus links the

Accepted Answer

The angular gyrus is a region of the brain that is involved in language processing. It is located in the parietal lobe, and it connects the visual region of the brain to Wernicke's area, which is responsible for language comprehension.

Question 6

Persons with conduction aphasia are unable to

Accepted Answer

Conduction aphasia is characterized by the inability to repeat words or sentences, while speech fluency and comprehension are typically preserved.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the Wernicke-Geschwind model of aphasia?

Accepted Answer

The Wernicke-Geschwind model is a connectionist model that explains language processing in the brain through interconnected neural pathways.

Question 8

The proposal that left-hemisphere language zones are motor control systems involved in the production and perception of speech patterns is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

The motor theory of language suggests that the left-hemisphere language zones are involved in motor control systems for producing and perceiving speech patterns.

Question 9

Refer to the figure.
 Which choice correctly describes the path of information when speaking a heard word based on the connectionist model of aphasia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Refer to the figure.
 Which choice correctly...

Question 10

Refer to the figure.
 Which statement about the arrow in the figure is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Refer to the figure.
 Which statement about...

Question 11

The connectionist model of aphasia argues that language deficits due to brain damage are a result of

Accepted Answer

The connectionist model of aphasia suggests that language deficits arise from disrupted connections between brain regions involved in language processing, rather than damage to specific language zones.

Question 12

Electrical stimulation of Broca's area in humans produces

Accepted Answer

Electrical stimulation of Broca's area typically results in speech arrest, as this area is crucial for speech production and its disruption can temporarily inhibit the ability to speak.

Question 13

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

Accepted Answer

Functional imaging studies have shown that while bilingual individuals speak their native languages, the patterns of brain activation for each language are slightly different, reflecting the brain's adaptation to manage multiple languages.

Question 14

Refer to the figure.
 The leaders point to two regions of Broca's area, discovered by _______ to affect _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Refer to the figure.
 The leaders point...

Question 15

ERP studies have shown that a grammatically correct sentence containing a word whose meaning does not fit the sentence provokes a(n) _______ wave from the _______ lobe.

Accepted Answer

The N400 wave is associated with semantic processing and is typically elicited by words that are semantically incongruent with the context of a sentence. This wave is observed in the temporal lobe.

Question 16

Children show evidence of sensitivity to the "rules" of language by the age of _______ months.

Accepted Answer

By around 7 months, infants begin to show sensitivity to the patterns and rules of language, such as recognizing the rhythm and intonation of their native language.

Question 17

Phonemes are the

Accepted Answer

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

Question 18

Because chimpanzees seem able to learn a version of American Sign Language, some researchers have concluded that chimps are able to acquire language. Those who disagree, however, offer which criticism of this conclusion?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because chimpanzees seem able to learn a...

Question 19

Which of the following has not been used for language training in apes?

Accepted Answer

Apes have been trained using American Sign Language (ASL), arbitrary signs, and symbols, but not English as a spoken language.

Question 20

Which feature of birdsong suggests that it is analogous to human speech?

Accepted Answer

Birdsong, like human speech, often requires early exposure to develop properly, indicating a critical learning period similar to language acquisition in humans.

Quiz 19: Language and Lateralization

Which symptom is not associated with aphasic patients?

Broca's aphasia is usually associated with lesions of

A patient who produces seemingly fluent but largely unintelligible speech and has poor comprehension of verbal material is most likely suffering from _______ aphasia.

A large frontal lesion in the left hemisphere can produce _______ aphasia.

The angular gyrus links the

Persons with conduction aphasia are unable to

Which of the following best describes the Wernicke-Geschwind model of aphasia?

The proposal that left-hemisphere language zones are motor control systems involved in the production and perception of speech patterns is characteristic of

Refer to the figure. Which choice correctly describes the path of information when speaking a heard word based on the connectionist model of aphasia?

Refer to the figure. Which statement about the arrow in the figure is most accurate?

The connectionist model of aphasia argues that language deficits due to brain damage are a result of

Electrical stimulation of Broca's area in humans produces

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

Refer to the figure. The leaders point to two regions of Broca's area, discovered by _ to affect _.

ERP studies have shown that a grammatically correct sentence containing a word whose meaning does not fit the sentence provokes a(n) _ wave from the _ lobe.

Children show evidence of sensitivity to the "rules" of language by the age of _______ months.

Phonemes are the

Because chimpanzees seem able to learn a version of American Sign Language, some researchers have concluded that chimps are able to acquire language. Those who disagree, however, offer which criticism of this conclusion?

Which of the following has not been used for language training in apes?

Which feature of birdsong suggests that it is analogous to human speech?

Quiz 19: Language and Lateralization

Which symptom is not associated with aphasic patients?

Broca's aphasia is usually associated with lesions of

A patient who produces seemingly fluent but largely unintelligible speech and has poor comprehension of verbal material is most likely suffering from _______ aphasia.

A large frontal lesion in the left hemisphere can produce _______ aphasia.

The angular gyrus links the

Persons with conduction aphasia are unable to

Which of the following best describes the Wernicke-Geschwind model of aphasia?

The proposal that left-hemisphere language zones are motor control systems involved in the production and perception of speech patterns is characteristic of

Refer to the figure. Which choice correctly describes the path of information when speaking a heard word based on the connectionist model of aphasia?

Refer to the figure. Which statement about the arrow in the figure is most accurate?

The connectionist model of aphasia argues that language deficits due to brain damage are a result of

Electrical stimulation of Broca's area in humans produces

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

Refer to the figure. The leaders point to two regions of Broca's area, discovered by _______ to affect _______.

ERP studies have shown that a grammatically correct sentence containing a word whose meaning does not fit the sentence provokes a(n) _______ wave from the _______ lobe.

Children show evidence of sensitivity to the "rules" of language by the age of _______ months.

Phonemes are the

Because chimpanzees seem able to learn a version of American Sign Language, some researchers have concluded that chimps are able to acquire language. Those who disagree, however, offer which criticism of this conclusion?

Which of the following has not been used for language training in apes?

Which feature of birdsong suggests that it is analogous to human speech?

Refer to the figure. The leaders point to two regions of Broca's area, discovered by _ to affect _.

ERP studies have shown that a grammatically correct sentence containing a word whose meaning does not fit the sentence provokes a(n) _ wave from the _ lobe.