Chapter XII Neurolinguistic
II. Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer and fill in the blank in each item below.
14. Many aphasics do not show total language loss. Rather, different aspects of language are impaired. Aphasics in _______ area reveal word-finding difficulties and problems with syntax.
A. Werniker’s B. visual C. motor D. Broca’s
15. What kind of patients cannot convert a visual stimulus into an auditory form and vice versa? A. The linguistic deprivation B. Broca’s aphasics
C. Wernicke’s aphasics D. The damage on the angular gyrus
16. Stimuli heard in the left ear are reported less accurately than those heard in the right ear. This phenomenon is known as the ___________ .
A. brain lateralization B. Linguistic lateralization C. right ear advantage D. cerebral plasticity
17. When we speak, words are sent to ______, which determines the details of their form and pronunciation.
A. Broca’s area B. Wernicke’s area C. the angular gyrus D. motor area
18. _______is the mental functions under the control of the right hemisphere. A. Language and speech B. Calculation
C. Holistic reasoning D. Associative thought
19. When we listen, the word is heard and comprehended via ______area. A. Broca’s B. motor C. neurons D. Wernicke’s
20. Which of the major mental functions listed below is not under the control of the left hemisphere in most people?
A. Language and speech B. Visual and spatial skills C. Reading and writing D. Analytic reasoning
21. Psychologists, neurologists and linguists have concluded that, in addition to the motor area, three areas of the left brain are vital to language, namely,_____. A. Broca’s area, Wernickes’s area and angular gurus B. Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area and cerebral cortex C. Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area and neurons
D. Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area and Exner’s area
22. Which of the following choices is not the key biological basis for human language
acquisition?
A. Cerebral cortes B. Neruons
C. Eyes D. Angular gyrus