Quiz 4
@+ is
correct
1. Which of the following statements
regarding individuals with Wernicke's aphasia is false?
@+They are good at
understanding what other people say to them.
@-They typically
have problems repeating what other people say when asked.
@-They sometimes
add made-up words into their speech.
@-They have
particular difficulty naming things as opposed to naming actions.
2. Which of the following statements
regarding individuals with Broca's aphasia is true?
@-Their speech is
fluent- it has normal rhythm and prosody.
@-They have
particular difficulty naming things as opposed to naming actions.
@+Their
understanding of words is better than their production of words.
@-The site of their
brain damage is in the parietal lobe of the left hemisphere.
3. The entire language processor is located
in which of the following lobes of the brain?
@-frontal and
temporal
@-temporal and
parietal
@-frontal and
parietal
@+frontal, temporal
and parietal
4. Which of the following would be least
likely to cause aphasia?
@-stroke
@+head injury
caused by a motorcycle accident
@-stab wound to the
perisylvian area of the left hemisphere
@-synaptic
degeneration of cells in the language processor
5. Which of the following phrases spoken by
an aphasic contains a neologism?
@-"First this
is falling down, just about, and is gonna fall down..."
@-"it all
depends with this when they fall down"
@-"its not
good for you but you love, um mum mum"
@+"I have to run
around, look it over, trebbin and all that sort of stuff"
EXTRA CREDIT
Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia patients
present different symptoms in samples of their speech. Items 1 to 5 present
segments of speech samples spoken by 5 different aphasic patients who have
either Broca’s or Wernicke’s symptoms. Try to match the appropriate diagnosis
to each speech sample.
1. "Cabbie … cab driver … yes … for
about 7 years …"
Broca’s Aphasia
2. "On Sunday I get up and I feel
find"
Wernicke’s Aphasia
3. "The women, um, is with a shopping
cart, and is taking vegetables"
Wernicke’s Aphasia
4. "my foot, pain, in for
operation"
Broca’s Aphasia
5. "he went over to it and saw the it
was never there"
Wernicke’s Aphasia