Ch. 8 Language (Quiz)

Question 1

1. Broca’s aphasia involves ________.

A. paralysis of the vocal musculature

B. a major loss of speech comprehension

C. damage to posterior regions of the left hemisphere

D. a loss of fluent speech

Answer 1

D. a loss of fluent speech

Question 2

2. Neologisms are ________.

A. words that sound similar to the intended word

B. made-up words that follow the rules for combining sounds

C. words that have a similar meaning to the intended word

D. sounds that do not follow any standard phonological rules

Answer 2

B. made-up words that follow the rules for combining sounds

Question 3

3. Conduction aphasia results from ________.

A. a disconnection syndrome

B. diffuse damage spanning all four lobes of the brain

C. focal damage to the frontal lobe

D. focal damage to the temporal lobe

Answer 3

A. a disconnection syndrome

Question 4

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of language?

A. Phonology.
B. Pragmatics.
C. Semantics.
D. Syntax

Answer 4

B. Pragmatics.

Question 5

5. Which aspect of language that specifies the meaning of words and sentences is disrupted after damage to posterior regions of the left hemisphere?

A. Phonology.
B. Orthography.
C. Semantics.
D. Syntax

Answer 5

C. Semantics.

Question 6

6. Which one of the following is TRUE?

A. Alexia is the inability to read as a result of brain damage and always occurs in the
presence of agraphia.

B. Agraphia is the inability to read as a result of brain damage and always occurs in the
presence of aphasia.

C. Alexia is the inability to read as a result of brain damage and can occur independently of agraphia which is an inability to write as a result of brain damage.

D. Alexia is the inability to write as a result of brain damage and can occur independently of agraphia which is an inability to read as a result of brain damage.

Answer 6

C. Alexia is the inability to read as a result of brain damage and can occur independently of agraphia which is an inability to write as a result of brain damage.

Question 7

7. The rules that govern how letters are combined in spelling is called ________.

A. phonetics
B. phonemics
C. semantics
D. orthography

Answer 7

D. orthography

Question 8

8. The right hemisphere aids in comprehending all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Metaphor.
B. Semantics.
C. The main theme or moral of a story.
D. Phonetic decomposition of words.

Answer 8

D. Phonetic decomposition of words.

Question 9

9. ________ is a syllable-based system in which each symbol is related to sound, and therefore can rely on the phonological route.

A. Kanji
B. Kana
C. ASL
D. All of these options are correct

Answer 9

B. Kana

Question 10

10. Even though ASL is a visual language in which spatial processing plays a large role in
    syntax, it appears to be dependent on the ________.

A. anterior stream
B. dorsal stream
C. right hemisphere
D. left hemisphere

Answer 10

D. left hemisphere