Chapter 14: Human Communication Flashcards

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Examples of stuttering

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Pauses, prolongation of sounds, repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words that disrupt normal flow of speech

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Stuttering is caused by abnormalities in neural mechanisms involved in __________.

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planning and initiating speech

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3
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True or False: Sign language is not really a language.

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False

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4
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The right/left hemisphere plays a more important role in sign language.

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left

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Explain conduction aphasia

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Fluent and meaningful speech with good comprehension, but very poor repetition

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Conduction aphasia is caused by damage to the ______ _____.

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arcuate fasciculus

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What two parts of the brain are connected by the arcuate fasciculus?

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Broca’s and Wernicke’s

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Those with pure alexia can read/write, but cannot read/write.

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write; read

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Pure alexia patients have difficulty with visual/auditory input

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visual

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10
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In ___ alexia, visual information is prevented from reaching visual association cortex.

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pure

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11
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Reading involves two processes:

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Whole word reading
Phonetic reading

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12
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Three types of acquired dyslexia:

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Surface, direct, phonological

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13
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Surface dyslexia is a deficit in __________

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whole-word reading

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14
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Direct dyslexia is a deficit in ______________

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Understanding written words

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Phonological dyslexia is a deficit in _______ _______ ___

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sounding words out

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