AHLEI CHAPTER 2 FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE
ANSWERS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Clumsiness, an awkward gait, and poor hand-eye coordination
are examples of neurological soft signs.
Answer: True
◉ The fact that humans are more intelligent than other animals is
related to the greater size of the cerebral cortex.
Answer: True
◉ Without the cerebral cortex humans wouldn't be much smarter
than toads.
Answer: True
◉ Roughly 95% of people use the left hemisphere for speech
(speaking, writing).
Answer: True
◉ People only use about 10% of their brain capacity.
Answer: False
, ◉ The right hemisphere of the brain processes information all at
once (holistically) and simultaneously.
Answer: True
◉ Damage to the right hemisphere of the brain can lead to a
problem called spatial neglect in which affected patients pay no
attention to the left side of visual space. For example, the patient
may not eat food on the left side of the plate.
Answer: True
◉ Someone with spatial neglect is apt to deny the existence of one
arm, claiming that the arm belongs to someone else.
Answer: True
◉ The right hemisphere is particularly good at perceptual skills
such as recognizing patterns, faces, melodies, putting together a
puzzle, or drawing a picture.
Answer: True
◉ If the right hemisphere of the brain is damaged people are not
able to understand jokes, sarcasm, or irony.
Answer: True
◉ The fact that humans are more intelligent than other animals is
linked to corticalization, an increase in the size and wrinkling of
the cerebral cortex.
QUESTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE
ANSWERS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Clumsiness, an awkward gait, and poor hand-eye coordination
are examples of neurological soft signs.
Answer: True
◉ The fact that humans are more intelligent than other animals is
related to the greater size of the cerebral cortex.
Answer: True
◉ Without the cerebral cortex humans wouldn't be much smarter
than toads.
Answer: True
◉ Roughly 95% of people use the left hemisphere for speech
(speaking, writing).
Answer: True
◉ People only use about 10% of their brain capacity.
Answer: False
, ◉ The right hemisphere of the brain processes information all at
once (holistically) and simultaneously.
Answer: True
◉ Damage to the right hemisphere of the brain can lead to a
problem called spatial neglect in which affected patients pay no
attention to the left side of visual space. For example, the patient
may not eat food on the left side of the plate.
Answer: True
◉ Someone with spatial neglect is apt to deny the existence of one
arm, claiming that the arm belongs to someone else.
Answer: True
◉ The right hemisphere is particularly good at perceptual skills
such as recognizing patterns, faces, melodies, putting together a
puzzle, or drawing a picture.
Answer: True
◉ If the right hemisphere of the brain is damaged people are not
able to understand jokes, sarcasm, or irony.
Answer: True
◉ The fact that humans are more intelligent than other animals is
linked to corticalization, an increase in the size and wrinkling of
the cerebral cortex.
