Practice Quiz Human Communication

11 Questions | By Gigi963 | Updated: Mar 17, 2023 | Attempts: 429

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1.

Which of the following would not be considered to be an example of aphasia?
- A.
  
  Speech production difficulty after brain damage
- B.
  
  A stroke involving the left hemisphere impairs speech production
- C.
  
  Impaired language comprehension after years of excessive alcohol consumption
- D.
  
  Impaired language comprehension in a college sophomore after a single night of drinking during spring weekend
- E.
  
  B and C are correct
2.

The left hemisphere is better than the right hemisphere at
- A.
  
  Recognizing the emotional tone in a voice
- B.
  
  Analysis of events and object that occur at the same time
- C.
  
  Perceiving spatial relationships
- D.
  
  Production an analysis of speech
- E.
  
  All of the above are correct
3.

People with Broca's aphasia have difficulty
- A.
  
  Writing words on paper.
- B.
  
  Spelling simple words.
- C.
  
  Understanding speech.
- D.
  
  Producing speech.
- E.
  
  Recognizing the emotional content of speech.
4.

People with Broca's aphasia would have most difficulty
- A.
  
  Spelling content words
- B.
  
  Saying function words
- C.
  
  Reading a map
- D.
  
  Recognizing complex geometrical forms
- E.
  
  Saying content words
5.

Which of the following brain regions is involved in Broca's aphasia?
- A.
  
  Portion of the Planum temporale
- B.
  
  Left posterior cerebral cortex
- C.
  
  The arcuate fasciculus
- D.
  
  Inferior right frontal lobe
- E.
  
  Inferior left frontal lobe
6.

Which of the following speech deficits are a common feature of all forms of aphasia?
- A.
  
  Agrammatism
- B.
  
  Articulation difficulties
- C.
  
  Dysgraphia
- D.
  
  Anomia
- E.
  
  All but C are correct
7.

A primary characteristic of Wernicke's aphasia is
- A.
  
  Effortless production of meaningless speech
- B.
  
  Fumbling for the right word
- C.
  
  Labored and nonfluent speech
- D.
  
  Speech that lacks rhythm and tone
- E.
  
  Mutism
8.

Wernicke's aphasia is caused by damage to
- A.
  
  The frontal association cortex of the right hemisphere
- B.
  
  Broca's area and the caudate nucleus
- C.
  
  The superior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere
- D.
  
  The inferior occipital gyrus of the right hemisphere
- E.
  
  The left parietal lobe
9.

A person with pure alexia can write but not read.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Prosody in speech appears to be primarily a left hemisphere function.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Speech is lateralized in the right hemisphere in the majority of left-handed people.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False