SHS 485 EVALUATION TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Surface (visual form) dyslexia - ✔✔Accesses meaning directly from a phonological
representation... uses 'sounding out' strategies. Anatomy unknown, associated with
dementia
✔✔Which of the following are some of the deficits that may be seen in right hemisphere
disorders?
difficulties using the correct emotional prosody when speaking.
Difficulty with visual-spatial tasks, such as finding their way around in a new
environment.
Difficulty with details of drawings, but are able to draw the overall shape of an object
a&b
b & c - ✔✔a & b
Global processing deficits (which include face recognition deficits) are common after
right hemisphere damage. Navigational skills are often also are impaired, along with
other visuospatial abilities.
✔✔Phonological (sound form) dyslexia - ✔✔Accesses meaning from a whole word or
visual representation ... cannot read non-words.Lesions in superior temporal lobe,
angular gyrus & other nearby areas
✔✔What are some examples of phonemic paraphasias in sign language? - ✔✔LHD, but
not RHD, signers often present with phonemic paraphasia in production:
-shape errors
-location errors
-movement errors
, ✔✔How is the right hemipshere involved in sign language, compared to spoken
language? - ✔✔same as in spoken (visuospacial issues, etc.)
RHD does not cause language impairments
If temporal lobe is intact, fine, but LHD with temporal lobe damage= poor language
✔✔What parts of the brain are involved in processing sign language? - ✔✔Rely on
temporal lobe like spoken
✔✔How are sign languages like spoken languages? How are they different? - ✔✔Both
rely on the temporal lobe
Both have phonological, morphological, and syntactic components
different sensory-motor components
✔✔Compare and contrast aphasias in individuals using spoken versus signed
language. - ✔✔very similar. Any deficit in spoken languages can also happen in signed
language
✔✔Why are signs not the same as gestures? - ✔✔Aphasias in individuals who sign
present in a very similar fashion as spoken language aphasias.
✔✔How are visual-spatial deficits related to sign language deficits? - ✔✔RHD= Visual-
spacial sign deficits, Left-neglect in drawing tasks
In describing a room layout, patient describes every piece of furniture as being on the
right, BUT uses that space when she signs.
✔✔Do visual-spatial impairments affect signing? - ✔✔NO
✔✔How does congential amusia differ from acquired amusia? - ✔✔Acquired amusia is
the result of brain damage from a traumatic incident, such as a car accident or disease.
The symptoms of acquired amusia are more variable than congenital amusia and are
determined by the location and nature of the lesions position in the brain.
Congenital amusia is more commonly referred to as tone deafness, and is present from
birth. These individuals lack the same musical dispositions that other people are born
with. It cannot be explained by previous brain lesions, hearing loss, or any cognitive
defects.
✔✔What sort of tests are used to diagnose amusia? - ✔✔need to detect out-of-tune
notes in unfamiliar songs.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Surface (visual form) dyslexia - ✔✔Accesses meaning directly from a phonological
representation... uses 'sounding out' strategies. Anatomy unknown, associated with
dementia
✔✔Which of the following are some of the deficits that may be seen in right hemisphere
disorders?
difficulties using the correct emotional prosody when speaking.
Difficulty with visual-spatial tasks, such as finding their way around in a new
environment.
Difficulty with details of drawings, but are able to draw the overall shape of an object
a&b
b & c - ✔✔a & b
Global processing deficits (which include face recognition deficits) are common after
right hemisphere damage. Navigational skills are often also are impaired, along with
other visuospatial abilities.
✔✔Phonological (sound form) dyslexia - ✔✔Accesses meaning from a whole word or
visual representation ... cannot read non-words.Lesions in superior temporal lobe,
angular gyrus & other nearby areas
✔✔What are some examples of phonemic paraphasias in sign language? - ✔✔LHD, but
not RHD, signers often present with phonemic paraphasia in production:
-shape errors
-location errors
-movement errors
, ✔✔How is the right hemipshere involved in sign language, compared to spoken
language? - ✔✔same as in spoken (visuospacial issues, etc.)
RHD does not cause language impairments
If temporal lobe is intact, fine, but LHD with temporal lobe damage= poor language
✔✔What parts of the brain are involved in processing sign language? - ✔✔Rely on
temporal lobe like spoken
✔✔How are sign languages like spoken languages? How are they different? - ✔✔Both
rely on the temporal lobe
Both have phonological, morphological, and syntactic components
different sensory-motor components
✔✔Compare and contrast aphasias in individuals using spoken versus signed
language. - ✔✔very similar. Any deficit in spoken languages can also happen in signed
language
✔✔Why are signs not the same as gestures? - ✔✔Aphasias in individuals who sign
present in a very similar fashion as spoken language aphasias.
✔✔How are visual-spatial deficits related to sign language deficits? - ✔✔RHD= Visual-
spacial sign deficits, Left-neglect in drawing tasks
In describing a room layout, patient describes every piece of furniture as being on the
right, BUT uses that space when she signs.
✔✔Do visual-spatial impairments affect signing? - ✔✔NO
✔✔How does congential amusia differ from acquired amusia? - ✔✔Acquired amusia is
the result of brain damage from a traumatic incident, such as a car accident or disease.
The symptoms of acquired amusia are more variable than congenital amusia and are
determined by the location and nature of the lesions position in the brain.
Congenital amusia is more commonly referred to as tone deafness, and is present from
birth. These individuals lack the same musical dispositions that other people are born
with. It cannot be explained by previous brain lesions, hearing loss, or any cognitive
defects.
✔✔What sort of tests are used to diagnose amusia? - ✔✔need to detect out-of-tune
notes in unfamiliar songs.
