Comprehensive Quiz Questions

Question 1

The ventral pathway visual processing is also called the _____ pathway, which deals with _____ processes.

Answer 1

“what”,

Question 2

Speech signals are transmitted through the auditory nerve and discriminated in what part of the temporal lobe?

Question 3

Working memory performance is typically associated with:

Question 4

What two neurotransmitters mediate the rewarding effects of illicit use of drugs (drug addiction)?

Question 5

Most mTBI symptoms typically remit within:

Question 6

When the Letter Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test is significantly weaker than the Category Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test, this may indicate:

Question 7

What brain structure serves as a relay station for visual information?

Answer 7

Thalamus

Question 8

According to Luria, which zone of functioning within the brain would be responsible for analyzing direction, strength, localization of touch, and movement of muscles and joints?

Question 9

The region of the brain primarily responsible for processing the 44 phonemes which comprise the English language is:

Answer 9

Superior Temporal Gyrus

Question 10

What is the term for the inability to interpret sensations and recognize things by using sensory information?

Answer 10

Agnosia

Question 10

The term that is used to refer to the inability to name something is called?

Answer 10

Anomia