Language

Question 1

Hallmark of categorical perception on identification or discrimination tasks

Answer 1

Discrimination of across category pairs is good (high) whereas discrimination of within category pair is poor (low)

Question 2

Lateralization of language

Answer 2

Majority of right and left handed people are left hemisphere lateralised for speech

Question 3

Word superiority effect

Answer 3

Demonstrates that letters are more easily identified in words than when presented in non words

Question 4

Broca’s Aphasia

Answer 4

Speech is non fluent , comprehension is relatively spared, lesion typically encompasses left inferior gyrus

Question 5

Visual word form area

Answer 5

Demonstrates spatial and case invariance

Question 6

Surface dyslexics

Answer 6

Cannot read irregular familiar words

Question 7

Phonological dyslexics

Answer 7

Can read irregular familiar words

Question 8

Deep dyslexics

Answer 8

Cannot read pseudo words

Have problems with both sight and sound routes to reading