Psy Bio Chp 15 Quiz
Apraxia is ...
... an inability to execute a learned sequence of movement.
In most split-brain patients, words presented to the left visual field ...
... cannot be repeated verbally.
Hemispheric specialization is also known as ...
... lateralization.
People with conduction aphasia are unable to ...
... repeat words or sentences.
Wernicke's aphasia is usually associated with lesions of ...
... the left posterior temporal region.
A large frontal lesion in the left hemisphere can produce _____ aphasia.
Broca's
A patient who has difficulty speaking but has good comprehension of verbal material is most likely suffering from _______ aphasia.
Broca's
Which of the following best describes the Wernicke-Geschwind model of aphasia?
Connectionist
A patient who produces seemingly fluent but largely unintelligible speech and has poor comprehension of verbal material is most likely suffering from _______ aphasia.
Wernicke's
The _______ hemisphere plays a major role in the perception of music. The _______ hemisphere plays a major role in prosody.
right ; right
