Question 1

Information from the _______ is sent first to the right cerebral hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A)   right visual field
B)   left retina
C)   right half of each retina
D)   corpus callosumE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)   children who are bilingual in speech and sign generally are more advanced in speech
B)   it is generally believed that hominid brain size increased long before the human vocal tract evolved
C)   children deprived of a language model invent spoken languages more readily than signed languages
D)   present-day humans still use gesture to accompany speechE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

According to Bever (1980) , experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _____ advantages for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   left-ear, music
B)   right-ear, music
C)   left-ear, speech
D)   right-ear, speechE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The tendency for a psychological function to be located in one hemisphere is referred to as:

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A)   dissociation
B)   displacement
C)   lateralization
D)   conductionE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Individuals who have undergone removal of the left hemisphere prior to speech:

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A)   never develop language at all
B)   show very subtle language deficits
C)   eventually develop normal language
D)   show deficits in semantic processingE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Patients with conduction aphasia:

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A)   have trouble producing grammatical sentences
B)   have trouble choosing the correct word for an object
C)   are unable to write
D)   cannot repeat what was said to themE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Hemispheric lateralization of species-specific vocalizations appears to be:

Accepted Answer

A)   uniquely human
B)   present in humans and primates, but absent in all other species
C)   present in humans, primates and many other species, including birds
D)   present in every species on the earthE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Studies of comprehension of humor have shown that:

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A)   patients with either right- or left-hemisphere damage have difficulty processing humor
B)   patients with right-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with left-hemisphere damage
C)   patients with left-hemisphere damage have greater difficulty than those with right-hemisphere damage
D)   the ability to process humor remains intact despite damage to either hemisphereE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Later chimp language studies focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)   teaching chimps a simpler form of signing
B)   whether chimps could teach signs to younger chimps without human intervention
C)   socializing chimps so that they have a more natural need for communication
D)   teaching chimps to sign in the wildE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Anatomical studies of vocal tracts have indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the vocal tracts of humans and chimpanzees are structurally identical
B)   chimpanzees are incapable of producing vowel sounds such as [a], [i], and [u]
C)   the Neanderthal did not have a larynx
D)   the Neanderthal were capable of producing the full range of speech sounds of present-day humans.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Patients who can process visual language but not auditory language are said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)   conduction aphasia
B)   pure-word deafness
C)   alexia
D)   aggrammatismE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The right hemisphere appears to be better than the left at:

Accepted Answer

A)   interpreting conversational remarks in a pragmatically appropriate manner
B)   automatically activating lexical information
C)   preserving discourse coherence
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Hominids split from the chimpanzee and bonobo lines approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)   2,000,000 years ago
B)   150,000 years ago
C)   2,000 years ago
D)   6,000,000 years agoE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

In split brain patients, the corpus callosum was surgically severed:

Accepted Answer

A)   to study how each hemisphere operates independently
B)   to relieve severe depression
C)   to control severe epilepsy
D)   to control Parkinson's diseaseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:

Accepted Answer

A)   saw the spoon, but could not name it
B)   named the spoon but was unable to pick it up
C)   saw the spoon and named it accurately
D)   saw the spoon, but called it a pencilE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The visual centers are located in the back of the brain in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital lobe
B)   temporal lobe
C)   parietal lobe
D)   cortical lobeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which is not a specialty of the right hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   visuospatial functions
B)   facial recognition
C)   holistic tasks
D)   language processingE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Gestures that in normal speech are used to highlight an aspect of a conversation are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   interactive
B)   receptive
C)   paragrammatic
D)   referentialE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Evoked potentials are measures of:

Accepted Answer

A)   how well a patient will recover from stroke
B)   muscle activity anywhere in the human body
C)   brain activity after presentation of a stimulus
D)   the true linguistic abilities of patients who have difficulty producing speechE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

____________ pathways enable each half of the brain to control the opposite side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ipsilateral
B)   Contralateral
C)   Dichotic
D)   DissociationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 13: Biological Foundations of Language

Anatomical studies of vocal tracts have indicated that:

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Which is not a specialty of the right hemisphere?

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Which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech?

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Gestures that in normal speech are used to highlight an aspect of a conversation are called:

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____________ pathways enable each half of the brain to control the opposite side of the body.

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Patients who can process visual language but not auditory language are said to have:

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Patients with conduction aphasia:

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The tendency for a psychological function to be located in one hemisphere is referred to as:

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Evoked potentials are measures of:

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In split brain patients, the corpus callosum was surgically severed:

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Individuals who have undergone removal of the left hemisphere prior to speech:

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Studies of comprehension of humor have shown that:

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According to Bever (1980) , experienced musicians have a greater tendency than novices to show _____ advantages for _____.

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When presented with a picture of a spoon in her left visual field, the split brain patient:

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Later chimp language studies focused on:

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Hemispheric lateralization of species-specific vocalizations appears to be:

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The visual centers are located in the back of the brain in the:

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Information from the _______ is sent first to the right cerebral hemisphere.

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The right hemisphere appears to be better than the left at:

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Hominids split from the chimpanzee and bonobo lines approximately:

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