WGUlD570lPre-lAssessmentl(Newl2025/l
2026lUpdate)lCognitivelPsychologyl|lQsl&l
As|lGradelA|l100%lCorrectl(Verifiedl
Answers)
QUESTION
Prosopagnosia
Answer:
Inabilityltolrecognizelfaces
QUESTION
Localizationloflmotorlfunction
Answer:
Higher-orderlcognitionl(planning,llanguage,lattention,lproblemlsolving,lpersonality,letc.)l-
lfrontalllobe
QUESTION
PhineaslGage
Answer:
ForemanloflalrailroadlconstructionlcompanylinlVermont.lOneldaylanlexplosionlcausedlal3l1/2lft
.ltampinglironltolshootlthroughlPhineas'lhead.l
Itlwaslthoughtlthatlmostloflthelleftlsideloflhislprefrontalllobelwasldestroyed.
Phineas'lwaslthelfirstlcaselsuggestinglthatldamageltolthelprefrontalllobelcouldlaffectlpersonality
landlbehavior.
, QUESTION
Evidencelofllocalizationlofllanguagelfunctionl-lBroca's
Answer:
Inl1865lFrenchlphysicianlPaullBrocalwaslintroducedltolalmanlwholcouldn'tlproducelfluentlspee
chlafterlalstroke.lHelwaslonlylableltolsaylalfewlsounds,lincludinglthelwordl"tan".
l
Afterlthelmanldied,lBrocalexaminedlhislbrainlandlfoundlthatlhelhadldamageltolanlarealoflhislle
ftlfrontalllobe.
l
ThislarealwaslnamedlBroca'slarealandlwaslthoughtltolcontrollthelproductionloflspeech.
QUESTION
Wernicke'slarea
Answer:
CarllWernickeldiscoveredlthatldamageltolanlarealinlthelleftltemporalllobelabovelthelearlcausedl
thelinabilityltolunderstandlspokenlwords.
ThislarealwaslcalledlWernicke'slarealandlwaslthoughtltolbelinvolvedlinllanguagelcomprehensio
n.
l
PeoplelwithldamageltolWernicke'slarealcanlproducelspeech,lbutlitloftenlmakeslnolsensel(someti
meslcalledl"wordlsalad"),landltheyloftenlcan'tlunderstandlwhatlislbeinglsaidltolthem.
QUESTION
Aphasia
Answer:
Languagelimpairmentldueltolbrainldamagel
l
Broca'slaphasial-limpairedlspeechlproduction
Wernicke'slaphasial-limpairedllanguagelcomprehension
2026lUpdate)lCognitivelPsychologyl|lQsl&l
As|lGradelA|l100%lCorrectl(Verifiedl
Answers)
QUESTION
Prosopagnosia
Answer:
Inabilityltolrecognizelfaces
QUESTION
Localizationloflmotorlfunction
Answer:
Higher-orderlcognitionl(planning,llanguage,lattention,lproblemlsolving,lpersonality,letc.)l-
lfrontalllobe
QUESTION
PhineaslGage
Answer:
ForemanloflalrailroadlconstructionlcompanylinlVermont.lOneldaylanlexplosionlcausedlal3l1/2lft
.ltampinglironltolshootlthroughlPhineas'lhead.l
Itlwaslthoughtlthatlmostloflthelleftlsideloflhislprefrontalllobelwasldestroyed.
Phineas'lwaslthelfirstlcaselsuggestinglthatldamageltolthelprefrontalllobelcouldlaffectlpersonality
landlbehavior.
, QUESTION
Evidencelofllocalizationlofllanguagelfunctionl-lBroca's
Answer:
Inl1865lFrenchlphysicianlPaullBrocalwaslintroducedltolalmanlwholcouldn'tlproducelfluentlspee
chlafterlalstroke.lHelwaslonlylableltolsaylalfewlsounds,lincludinglthelwordl"tan".
l
Afterlthelmanldied,lBrocalexaminedlhislbrainlandlfoundlthatlhelhadldamageltolanlarealoflhislle
ftlfrontalllobe.
l
ThislarealwaslnamedlBroca'slarealandlwaslthoughtltolcontrollthelproductionloflspeech.
QUESTION
Wernicke'slarea
Answer:
CarllWernickeldiscoveredlthatldamageltolanlarealinlthelleftltemporalllobelabovelthelearlcausedl
thelinabilityltolunderstandlspokenlwords.
ThislarealwaslcalledlWernicke'slarealandlwaslthoughtltolbelinvolvedlinllanguagelcomprehensio
n.
l
PeoplelwithldamageltolWernicke'slarealcanlproducelspeech,lbutlitloftenlmakeslnolsensel(someti
meslcalledl"wordlsalad"),landltheyloftenlcan'tlunderstandlwhatlislbeinglsaidltolthem.
QUESTION
Aphasia
Answer:
Languagelimpairmentldueltolbrainldamagel
l
Broca'slaphasial-limpairedlspeechlproduction
Wernicke'slaphasial-limpairedllanguagelcomprehension