Homework Revision Questions
Chapter four Set two – Cognitive Processes in the brain
Multiple Choice
TRUE OR FALSE
1/ Aphasia refers to a language disorder. Which of
the below is not a subcategory of aphasia?
a) fluent aphasia;
b) non-fluent aphasia;
c) partial aphasia;
d) pure aphasia;
7/ Motion after effect is also known as akinetopsia
2/ With Broca’s Aphasia, a person may have
difficulty with:
a) comprehension;
b) grammar;
c) speaking;
d) all of the above;
Short Answer
3/ A person with Wernicke’s Aphasia might have
trouble:
a) comprehending;
b) grammar;
c) speaking clearly;
d) all of the above;
4/ Spatial neglect is considered a disorder
concerning:
a) impaired memory;
b) failure of attention;
c) damage to vision areas of the brain;
d) old age;
5/ Change Blindness is said to occur when:
a) people are concentrating on a scene;
b) the object changes in plain sight;
c) people fail to notice small changes in a scene;
d) people fail to notice large changes in a scene;
6/ Synesthesia can affect which senses?:
a) sight & taste;
b) sight and smell;
c) touch, sight, smell, taste;
d) all of the senses;
8/ The brain structure of synesthetes is likely to have
unique structures.
9/ Eighty year old Edith suffered a stroke, Since this
event, Edith has difficulty understanding what people
are saying to her, even though she can hear them
clearly. Also when Edith talks she has difficulty
constructing meaningful sentences and others have
difficulty understanding her, even though she
enunciates clearly. What is the name and location of
the part of the brain most likely damaged and what
are the major functions of this area?
10/ Roger Sperry won a Nobel prize for his work on
the brain. What was his main area of study and what
did he conclude?
Glossary words to review:
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Aphasia
Spatial neglect
Split brain surgery
Motion after effect
Synaesthesia
Broca’s aphasia
Wernicke’s aphasia
Perceptual anomaly
Change blindness
Inattentional blindness