Final Physiological Psychology

When Janice is pointing out where a rattle is coming from in her car’s engine compartment, despite her not knowing what it means, her sound discrimination ability is a function of her _____.

• ventral stream of auditory information analysis
• dorsal stream of auditory information analysis
• secondary auditory cortex
• inferior colliculus and medial geniculate

The auditory receptors are:

• Ganglia
• Vestibular fibers
• Hair cells
• Cilia fibers

Which of the following is a disturbance in the comprehension or production of language that is caused by brain damage?

• aphasia
• dysgraphia
• agraphia
• dyslexia

When children recover from brain damage to language areas and the resultant aphasia, recovery is most likely the result of:

• growth of the both hemispheres’ language areas
• other areas in the same hemisphere assuming the role of the damaged areas
• areas in the opposite hemisphere assuming the role of the damaged areas
• refinement of both hemispheres’ language areas

_____ refers to the acquisition of sensory information, while _____ refers to the interpretation of sensory information.

• reception; transduction
• perception; sensation
• sensation; transduction
• sensation; perception

Broca's area lies anterior and adjacent to the:

• Visual cortex
• Somatosensory cortex
• Auditory cortex
• Motor cortex

The primary auditory cortex is located in the _____.

• inferior parietal gyrus
• inferior temporal sulcus
• superior parietal sulcus
• superior temporal gyrus

The ossicles serve to _____ the sound energy to the inner ear as well as _____ it.

• rectify; amplify
• conduct; amplify
• conduct; transmit
• amplify; rectify

When sound waves enter the ear, they first strike the:

• Tympanic membrane 
• Round window
• Tectorial membrane
• Tensor tympani

A person reports to the emergency room with a complaint that he or she can understand and produce speech, but are unable to write thoughts down or read aloud. What area of the brain may be injured?

• angular gyrus
• Wernicke’s area
• Broca’s area
• planum temporale