CHAPTER 13 | COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS

Question 1

Controls speech in most people

Answer 1

Left hemisphere

Question 2

Better at interpreting emotions, spatial
relationships, and musical ability.

Answer 2

Right hemisphere

Question 2

Each hemisphere controls and receives input from the

Answer 2

opposite side of the body.

Question 3

Better at emotional expression and interpreting facial expressions

Answer 3

Right Hemisphere

Question 4

Difficulty with language
production, especially grammar. (nonfluent)

Answer 4

Broca’s aphasia

Question 5

Fluent but nonsensical speech, poor comprehension.

Answer 5

Wernicke’s aphasia (fluent):

Question 6

Difficulty with reading due to phonological
processing and visual attention problems.

Answer 6

Dyslexia

Question 6

mind and brain are the same thing

Answer 6

monism

Question 7

• Stimuli can influence behavior without awareness
• Conscious awareness often depends on attention and context

Answer 7

Unconscious Processing

Question 8

Attention can be guided by

Answer 8

stimuli, expectation, or goals.

Question 8

: Inattention to one side (usually left) due to
right parietal lobe damage

Answer 8

Spatial neglect

Question 8

Planning, reasoning.

Answer 8

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Question 9

Ventromedial prefrontal cortex:

Answer 9

Value and reward assessment

Question 10

Helps with imagining consequences of actions

Answer 10

Hippocampus

Question 11

Increases attention to social cues (not “the love hormone”).

Answer 11

Oxytocin

Question 12

Depends on recognizing others’ emotions (linked to mirror neurons and anterior cingulate cortex).

Answer 12

Empathy

Question 13

Stronger for those we identify with (ingroup bias)

Answer 13

Altruism

Question 14

Relies on orbitofrontal and prefrontal
areas.

Answer 14

Social decision-making