COGSCI EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Neurogenic Communication disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A problem with
communication as a result to the brain or other parts of the nervous system
Neurogenic communication disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - -Aphasias
-Dysarthria's
-Apraxia of Speech
-Right-hemisphere disorders
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to process though
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER - Sounds the mouth makes to produce words
language - CORRECT ANSWER - words, symbol set used to communicate meaning
-usually verbal, written, or sign
Arousal - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to respond to stimuli
-attend
Orienting - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to direct attention to stimuli
-We may ask orientation questions such as, where are you? what year is this? what is todays
date?
Orientation - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to know who you are, where you are, and
when you are
, Problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to choose, and evaluate a strategy to
solve a problem
Inferencing - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to correctly interpret the overall meaning of
details to come to the most logical conclusion
Executive functions - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to employ lower-level cognitive
functions to meet goals
-Higher level of cognitive function
Attention - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to focus on a stimuli
-stimulus: focus on a person you are conversing with
-multitasking
Memory - CORRECT ANSWER - -ability to hold thought
Vigilance - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to stay alert
sustained - CORRECT ANSWER - -ability to hold attention on a single stimulus
-ignoring any competing stimuli
-when your driving you have sustained attention while blocking out other distraction like
radiophone call, etc
-
Selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to hold attention on stimulus while
ignoring competing stimuli
Alternating - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to alternate attention back and forth between
stimuli
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Neurogenic Communication disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A problem with
communication as a result to the brain or other parts of the nervous system
Neurogenic communication disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - -Aphasias
-Dysarthria's
-Apraxia of Speech
-Right-hemisphere disorders
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to process though
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER - Sounds the mouth makes to produce words
language - CORRECT ANSWER - words, symbol set used to communicate meaning
-usually verbal, written, or sign
Arousal - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to respond to stimuli
-attend
Orienting - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to direct attention to stimuli
-We may ask orientation questions such as, where are you? what year is this? what is todays
date?
Orientation - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to know who you are, where you are, and
when you are
, Problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to choose, and evaluate a strategy to
solve a problem
Inferencing - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to correctly interpret the overall meaning of
details to come to the most logical conclusion
Executive functions - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to employ lower-level cognitive
functions to meet goals
-Higher level of cognitive function
Attention - CORRECT ANSWER - -Ability to focus on a stimuli
-stimulus: focus on a person you are conversing with
-multitasking
Memory - CORRECT ANSWER - -ability to hold thought
Vigilance - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to stay alert
sustained - CORRECT ANSWER - -ability to hold attention on a single stimulus
-ignoring any competing stimuli
-when your driving you have sustained attention while blocking out other distraction like
radiophone call, etc
-
Selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to hold attention on stimulus while
ignoring competing stimuli
Alternating - CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to alternate attention back and forth between
stimuli
