Question 1

Wernicke's aphasia is also known as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  production aphasia
B)  ​fluent aphasia
C)  ​spoken aphasia
D)  nonfluent aphasiaE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Most people use only one hemisphere for most tasks.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left.Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye.What happens?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye.
B)  ​Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word.
C)  ​The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning.
D)  The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The major differences that exist between adults and children in learning a second language are that adults are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  better at the vocabulary, but worse at pronunciation
B)  ​better at the pronunciation, but worse at the vocabulary
C)  ​better at both pronunciation and vocabulary
D)  worse than children in all aspects of languageE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The view that only minds really exist and that the physical world could not exist unless some mind were aware of it is known as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  materialism
B)  ​mentalism
C)  ​the identity position
D)  dualismE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

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 deficitsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Briefly discuss the concept of a language acquisition device and its genetic basis.​

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky (1980)and Steven Pinker (19...

Question 8

People with Williams syndrome tend to do as well as normal people on tasks that involve ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  copying pictures
B)  ​adding numbers
C)  ​verbal descriptions
D)  naming unfamiliar objectsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

A single visual pattern is presented under two conditions.Under one condition,the viewer is conscious of it,and under the other,the viewer is not.How does the activity differ in the brain,if at all?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious activity is in the cortex.Unconscious activity is in subcortical areas.
B)  ​Activity is more intense and spreads more widely during conscious perception.
C)  ​Conscious activity is in the left hemisphere. Unconscious is in the right hemisphere.
D)  The brain activity is the same in both cases.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Research on binocular rivalry has supported which of these conclusions?​

Accepted Answer

A)  With weak stimuli, people often report being "partly" conscious of something.
B)  ​Visual consciousness occurs only in humans.
C)  ​Certain areas of the cortex are conscious and certain others are not.
D)  Even when you are unconscious of something, the brain sees whether it is meaningful.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Deliberate,top-down direction of attention depends on parts of the prefrontal cortex and the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital cortex
B)  ​corpus callosum
C)  ​temporal cortex
D)  parietal cortexE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Nonfluent aphasia,in which the victim is unable to speak fluently,is due to brain damage that includes ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's area
B)  ​the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe 
C)  ​Wernicke's area
D)  the corpus callosumE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Nearly all current philosophers and neuroscientists reject monism.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lateralization refers to the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  formation of the sulci and gyri in the cortex
B)  ​functional asymmetries of the brain
C)  ​slow rate of maturation in forebrain structures
D)  physical changes that occur in neurons as learning takes placeE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Discuss the three forms of monism

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Materialism: the view that everything th...

Question 16

Broca's area is located in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  left parietal lobe
B)  ​left frontal lobe
C)  ​right temporal lobe
D)  right occipital lobeE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Research with deaf children suggests that it is essential to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  learn any language when you are young if you do not want to be forever disadvantaged
B)  ​learn language through reinforcements for correct usage
C)  ​be able to hear language if you are to learn sign language
D)  learn spoken language before sign languageE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

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 callosumE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Anomia involves difficulty ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  using prepositions and conjunctions
B)  ​understanding written, as opposed to spoken, language
C)  ​remembering the names of objects
D)  speaking rapidly and fluentlyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

When heterosexual men were given oxytocin or a placebo prior to meeting an attractive woman,the oxytocin had no effect on single men,but it caused those in a monogamous relationship to stand farther away.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Cognitive Functions

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Broca's area is located in the ____.​

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Split-brain patients suffer ____.​

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Nearly all current philosophers and neuroscientists reject monism.​

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Wernicke's aphasia is also known as ____.​

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Anomia involves difficulty ____.​

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Briefly discuss the concept of a language acquisition device and its genetic basis.​

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Research on binocular rivalry has supported which of these conclusions?​

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The view that only minds really exist and that the physical world could not exist unless some mind were aware of it is known as ____.​

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Most people use only one hemisphere for most tasks.​

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