Chapter 14: Human Communication Flashcards
Examples of stuttering
Pauses, prolongation of sounds, repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words that disrupt normal flow of speech
Stuttering is caused by abnormalities in neural mechanisms involved in __________.
planning and initiating speech
True or False: Sign language is not really a language.
False
The right/left hemisphere plays a more important role in sign language.
left
Explain conduction aphasia
Fluent and meaningful speech with good comprehension, but very poor repetition
Conduction aphasia is caused by damage to the ______ _____.
arcuate fasciculus
What two parts of the brain are connected by the arcuate fasciculus?
Broca’s and Wernicke’s
Those with pure alexia can read/write, but cannot read/write.
write; read
Pure alexia patients have difficulty with visual/auditory input
visual
In ___ alexia, visual information is prevented from reaching visual association cortex.
pure
Reading involves two processes:
Whole word reading
Phonetic reading
Three types of acquired dyslexia:
Surface, direct, phonological
Surface dyslexia is a deficit in __________
whole-word reading
Direct dyslexia is a deficit in ______________
Understanding written words
Phonological dyslexia is a deficit in _______ _______ ___
sounding words out