final exam - 3 Flashcards
true or false: A bilingual person with brain damage may show deficits in one or both languages they speak, depending on the location of the damage
true
If a person had a condition that disrupted their ability to understand prosody, which deficit is most likely to be seen?
not understanding when speaker is being sarcastic
In which type of aphasia is characterized by people unable to repeat nonsense words and replacing words with similar ones when repeating a sentence back?
conduct aphasia
true or false: people w Wernicke’s Aphasia speak fluently and grammatically
true
true or false: people w pure Alexia cannot read bc written words have lost their meaning; they can see the words on the paper but they are meaningless scribbles
true
true or false: people w phonological dyslexia have difficult reading unfamiliar words due to inability to sound out words
true
where you are unable to pronounce new words or write them out
phonological dysgraphia
if asked verbally to point out a picture of a chicken what disorder would make that difficult
wernicke’s aphasia and pure word deafness
what is phonagnosia
inability too recognize the identity of a known speaker fro vocal cues
Which type of aphasia results in patients omitting words like “of”, “and”, “have”, etc.?
brocas aphasia
When is someone who stutters most likely to stutter?
at the start or initiation of speech
true or false: those w surface dyslexia have deficit in whole word reading, they listen to their readings to best understand
true
when you hear “meow” and think of a cat
relational learning
Eric has suffered a traumatic brain injury that has impacted his memory. He has problems remembering the several hours before his injury. Which type of amnesia is Eric experiencing?
retrograde amnesia
In the Little Albert experiment, the loud, frightening sound that caused Little Albert to cry was the ____________________.
unconditioned stimulus
Roughly how many things can be held in short term memory at one time with active rehearsal?
8-10
Which is one of the main areas of the brain that is known to have neurogenesis in adults?
hippocampus
You are reading a book and your friend comes up to you to ask you a question. You missed their question and ask them to repeat themselves. However, you then hear the echo of their voice in your head and realize what they asked you and respond before they can ask again. The ability to hear their voice even after they stopped talking is an example of ____________________.
sensory memory
What was the cause of H.M’s severe case of amnesia?
a surgical removal of parts in his brain
true or false: LTP strengthens the connection bt two neurons By increasing the number of receptors on the post-synaptic cell and increasing the neuron transmitter release from the pre-synaptic cell, it is more likely an action potential will happen
true
true or false: chronic methamphetamine use, learning new motor skills. learning sending language do DECREASE the number and complexity of dendrites in the brain
false
true or false: when neurons die after damage to the brain, the brain attempts to restore function via recruitment, axonal sprouting, and rerouting connections
true
true or false: The majority of information we encounter in our everyday lives never even makes it to short term memory because it does not have any meaning to us
true
Which neurotransmitter is released in the mesolimbic pathway during reinforcement?
dopamine
