BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 7 –COGNITION Questions with Complete Solutions

BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 7 –COGNITION Questions with


Complete Solutions (2024/2025)



1.Define Cognition: Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge


and under- standing through thought, experience, and the sense



- Usually, refer to all processes involved in human thought.



- Related to reception of sensory input, its processing, its storage, its


retrieval, and its use


2.What are the 6 domains of cognitive function?*: - perceptual


motor function


- language


- learning and memory



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,- social cognition


- complex attention


- executive function


3.Perceptual Motor Function (1/6 Domain): Interpretation of the


environment and is dependent on the acuity of sensory input.



- difficulty in using familiar technology, tools, or kitchen appliances



- getting lost in familiar environments


4.Perceptual Motor -Example of Deficits: - trouble with previous


familiar activities, trouble navigating familiar environments, trouble with


spatial tasks


5.Language (1/6 Domain)*: Expressive language - Auditory


association areas; posterior superior temporoparietal supramarginal


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,gyrus



and



Receptive language - Lateral inferior posterior frontal lobes.


6.Language - Example of Deficits: - using general phrases ("that


thing on your foot") rather than the name of an object ("shoe"),


trouble with names of family members, grammatical errors



- difficulty finding the correct words



- using general pronouns instead of names



-mispronunciation of words problems with understanding written or


verbal commu- nication


7.Learning and Memory (1/6 Domain)*: - forgetting to buy items


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, or buying the same item multiple times




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