Module 1B: Components of Lang Processing / Cog Processing

Question 1

components of language processing (4)

Answer 1

phonology, lexical-semantics, morphosyntactic processing, pragmatics-discourse processing

Question 2

components of cognitive processing (4)

Answer 2

memory, attention, executive function

Question 3

phonological processing (2)

Answer 3

to recognize-produce phonemes of a language; to follow sound rules of a language

Question 4

suprasegmental processing

Answer 4

processing of intonation, stress, and pauses

Question 5

lexical-semantic processing

Answer 5

to access meaning through language

lexical : string of phonological segments :: semantic : meaning

Question 6

semantic processing is ___

Answer 6

amodal; the semantic processor is meaning through every modality - language, vision, tactile, etc.

Question 7

morphosyntactic processing (same as cognition definition by murray & clark)

Answer 7

encompasses all processes by which we transform, condense, elaborate, store, retrieve, and exploit sensory information, and thus allows us to cope with and process incoming information so that we can understand and interact with our environment

Question 8

syntax (2)

Answer 8

the rules that govern the order of words in a sentence; can be simple or complex

Question 9

common focus of syntax development in aphasia treatment

Answer 9

to increase length and complexity of utterances

Question 10

pragmatics-discourse processing

Answer 10

pragmatics : to correctly interpret-use language based on social-situational contexts :: discourse : to adhere to rules that govern conversations

Question 11

discourse skills (6)

Answer 11

topic selection, topic maintenance, switching-ending topics, topic repair, narrative, story-telling

Question 12

long term memory : memory held in permanent storage :: short term memory : ___

Answer 12

memory held in conscious awareness

Question 13

long term memory : ___ :: short term memory : currently receiving attention

Answer 13

available for retrieval at some time in the future

Question 14

aspects of memory (3)

Answer 14

encoding, storage, retrieval / recall

Question 15

attentional problems are more pronounced in individuals with ___ damage

Answer 15

right hemisphere (it is dominant for attention)

Question 16

sustained attention

Answer 16

vigilance; ability to maintain attention over time

Question 17

focused / selective attention

Answer 17

ability to direct attention towards a particular object or sensation while ignoring other competing objects

Question 18

divided attention

Answer 18

ability to attend to more than one activity or percept at a time

Question 19

rapid switching between objects of attention is also known as ___

Answer 19

divided attention

Question 20

murray & clark definition: executive function

Answer 20

the set of high-level, interrelated, supervisory cognitive abilities responsible for generating, selecting, planning, and monitoring goal-directed and adaptive responses that in turn initiate and sustain completion of independent, purposeful, and / or novel behavior

Question 21

components of executive function (6)

Answer 21

planning, organization, inhibition, cognitive flexibility, problem solving, self-monitoring