Language

Question 1

Smallest unit of sound e.x. “uh”

Answer 1

Phonemes

Question 2

Smallest meaningful unit of a word “ing”

Answer 2

Morphemes

Question 3

Combos of words in sentences

Answer 3

Syntax

Question 4

Collection of words in language

Answer 4

Lexicon

Question 5

Meanings corresponding to lexical items (categorizing)

Answer 5

Semantics

Question 6

Vocal intonation (tone of voice)

Answer 6

Prosody

Question 7

Linking sentences to make a paragraph

Answer 7

Discourse

Question 8

This pathway transforms sound into motor representations

Answer 8

Dorsal Language pathway

Question 9

The Dorsal pathway uses which type of processing

Answer 9

Bottom Up

Question 10

The dorsal pathways involves which brain structures

Answer 10

Temporal cortex (to assemble sound)

Question 11

The dorsal language stream processes which language term?

Answer 11

phonemes

Question 12

This pathway transforms sound into meaning

Answer 12

Ventral pathway

Question 13

The ventral path uses which from of processing

Answer 13

Top-Down

Question 14

The ventral stream processes which language term

Answer 14

semantics

Question 15

what brain areas are involved in the Ventral stream and what do they do?

Answer 15

The frontal lobe

- assigns meaning to words (top-down)

Question 16

Language is dominant in the LH?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The RH is more involved in prosody than the LH?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Musical perception is dominant in which Hemisphere

Answer 18

Right

Question 19

What areas of the brain are involved in SELECTING words for speech

Answer 19

premotor cortex

Question 20

What brain areas are involved when looking at TOOLS?

Answer 20

Premotor cortex and temporal cortex

Question 21

What brain area is most active when processing NOUNS

Answer 21

Temporal cortex

Question 22

“language occurred suddenly and evolved rapidly” supports which theory of language

Answer 22

Discontinuity (Language is a unique trait that can’t be compared to anything else)

Question 23

“language evolved from pre-linguistic systems (hand movement) from our ancestors” supports which theory of language

Answer 23

Continuity theory

Question 24

Chimps being taught ASL supports which language theory

Answer 24

continuity theroy

Question 25

what are TWO things that define language

Answer 25

1. Use of rules (across sensory modalities) | 2. Use of sound combinations to communicate

Question 26

comprehension is extracted from sounds in Wernickies area, passed through the arcuate fassiculus, to brooks area for articulation - is which model

Answer 26

Wernikie-Geschwind model

Question 27

In the Wernikie-Geschwind model what does wernikies area do?

Answer 27

extracts meaning from sounds and send it to Brocas area

Question 28

In the Wernikie-Geschwind model what does Brocas area do?

Answer 28

Articulates words

Question 29

What core language skill assigns qualities to concepts making it easier to perceive/retrieve later on?

Answer 29

Categorization

Question 30

What is the main brain area involved in Categorization

Answer 30

Ventral language stream (semantics)

Question 31

What core language skill attaches words to different categories e.g: seeing a flower and thinking "flower"

Answer 31

Labeling categories

Question 32

What core language skill helps order vocal movement in speech

Answer 32

Sequencing behaviour (LH)

Question 33

What core language skill fosters language development through the use of mirror neurons in the frontal lobe

Answer 33

Mimicry

Question 34

What are the 4 FLUENT aphasias

Answer 34

1. wernikies 2. conduction 3. transcortical sensory 4. anomic

Question 35

Conduction aphasia struggles with what, Speech, comprehension, or repetition?

Answer 35

repetition

Question 36

transcortical sensory aphasia struggles with what, Speech, comprehension, or repetition?

Answer 36

comprehension

Question 37

anomic aphasia struggles with what, Speech, comprehension, or repetition?

Answer 37

speech expression (nouns/verbs)

Question 38

transcortical motor aphasia struggles with what, Speech, comprehension, or repetition?

Answer 38

Repetition and speech production

Question 39

Global aphasia struggles with what, Speech, comprehension, or repetition?

Answer 39

comprehension, forming speech, repetition

Question 40

What are the 3 NON-FLUENT forms of aphasia?

Answer 40

1. Broca's 2. Transcortical motor 3. global

Question 41

Problems understanding spoken and written language is considered _____ aphasia

Answer 41

fluent

Question 42

Problems communicating spoken and written language is considered _____ aphasia

Answer 42

non-fluent

Question 43

someone with sparce haulting speech who can comprehend speech has ______.

Answer 43

Brocas aphasia

Question 44

Someone struggling to comprehend and repeat speech who talks in a word salad has ________.

Answer 44

wrenikies aphasia

Question 45

someone who struggles to repeat words but is able to understand and communicate speech well likely has ______.

Answer 45

conduction aphasia