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WorksheetsChapter 1,2,3, Cognitive Communication Disorders SLP 5832
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Any retention of information in the mind beyond the life of an external stimulus is called
a)
concept
b)
memory
c)
representation
d)
idea
2.
The analogy of the library that acquires books stores them in has procedures for access and retrieval is similar to that of
a)
working memory
b)
semantic memory
c)
long term memory
d)
short term memory
3.
That which is created in either a permanent or transient state of storage is called
a)
autobiographical memory
b)
concept
c)
mental representation
d)
episode
4.
The type of memory we use for skills like swinging a golf club is called
a)
episodic memory
b)
semantic memory
c)
lexical memory
d)
procedural memory
5.
The simplest unit of semantic memory is a
a)
class
b)
concept
c)
unit
d)
representation
6.
Memory for the present that holds onto representations of current input is called
a)
long term memory
b)
short term memory
c)
working memory
d)
episodic memory
7.
Badeley expanded short-term memory to working memory; He viewed it as a workspace for
a)
cognitive activity with the long term memory
b)
cognitive activity with the short term memory
c)
transient representations
d)
divided attention
8.
Since working memory is limited,the challenge is to manage long term memory and input from
a)
the environment
b)
the brain
c)
the body
d)
the episodic buffer
9.
Automatic processing has the following characteristics:
a)
subconscious, obligatory, takes up a lot of room in working memory
b)
conscious, intentional, takes up a lot of room and working memory
c)
subconscious, obligatory, takes up little or no room and working memory
d)
conscious, intentional, takes up little or no room in working memory
10.
Top-down processing is considered to be
a)
automatic
b)
subconscious
c)
obligatory
d)
controlled
11.
This type of processing is also known as strategic processing:
a)
automatic
b)
bottom-up
c)
subconcious
d)
controlled
12.
Working memory receives information from:
a)
the brain and the spinal cord
b)
outside and inside the cognitive system
c)
spotlight attention and language processing
d)
external systems and processes
13.
If a process is considered modular, it is said to be
a)
interconnected
b)
encapsulated
c)
singular
d)
multivariable
14.
An approach to Aphasia remediation that focuses on repairing language or cognitive deficits is known as
a)
impairment oriented
b)
communication oriented
c)
rehabilitation oriented
d)
modification oriented
15.
Tests of working memory include measures of
a)
accuracy of perceptual processes
b)
speed of information processing
c)
auditory memory
d)
visuospatial skills
16.
The concept of working memory has ______ functions
a)
three
b)
four
c)
two
d)
five
17.
How aging affects working memory is not clearly understood. Working memory:
a)
increases throughout childhood and then remains stable through adulthood
b)
increases in childhood and declines in late adulthood
c)
remains constant throughout the lifetime
d)
remains steady from childhood to adulthood
18.
Working memory limitations constrain older adults'_________________
a)
visual and spatial processing
b)
executive functions
c)
production and comprehension of language
d)
long term memory
19.
When considering inhibitory deficits of the elderly,____________ appears to exacerbate the effects of age-related changes to language processing
a)
complexity
b)
distraction
c)
inhibition
d)
attention
20.
_____________ is defined as copious speech and a high degree of content unrelated to the questions during a structured conversation.
a)
Abulia
b)
Confabulation
c)
Verbosity
d)
Paraphasia
21.
There are __________ categories of neurologic conditions that may cause language disorders.
a)
10
b)
4
c)
8
d)
9
22.
Which of the following is an acute onset disease that remains stable or improves?
a)
primary progressive aphasia
b)
encephalitis
c)
transient ischemic attacks
d)
traumatic brain injury
23.
Which of the following is considered an infectious or post infectious inflammatory condition?
a)
brain abscess
b)
traumatic brain injury
c)
subdural
24.
Which of the following is a disease process that is considered episodic?
a)
traumatic brain injury
b)
subarachnoid hemorrhage
c)
migraine
d)
encephalitis
25.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage accounts for _________ to __________ % of neurologic conditions that remain stable or improve.
a)
25-30
b)
51-85
c)
15-25
d)
2-5
26.
If traumatic brain injury is mild, loss of consciousness will be ____________.
a)
brief
b)
sporadic
c)
lengthy
d)
permanent
27.
A person with a mild traumatic brain injury will most likely demonstrate the following symptoms:
a)
Decreased cognitive function and difficulty with social interaction
b)
delayed memory and fluency problems
c)
paraphasias and dysarthria
d)
amnesia
28.
Uncontrolled diabetes is considered a risk factor for:
a)
brain abscess
b)
sinusitis
c)
pharyngitis
d)
meningitis
29.
Individuals who have been affected by this condition have reported problems with memory, mood, speech, and self-care.
a)
Alzheimer's
s disease
s disease
b)
subarachnoid hemorrhage
c)
primary progressive aphasia
d)
acute ischemic stroke
30.
Factors that increase the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage include:
a)
sinusitis
b)
meningitis
c)
diabetes
d)
hypertension
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