Questão 1
Questão
Which of the following statements about cerebral lateralization is true?
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Most cognitive processes occur exclusively in one hemisphere.
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The left hemisphere is specialized for spatial tasks.
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Both hemispheres contribute to most cognitive functions, with some specialization.
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The right hemisphere is responsible for all language functions.
Questão 2
Questão
What type of visual disorder involves the inability to recognize familiar faces, typically resulting from damage to the temporal lobe?
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Simultagnosia
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Apperceptive agnosia
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Prosopagnosia
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Visual neglect
Questão 3
Questão
Which condition results in a patient not perceiving half of their visual field, often due to right parietal lobe damage?
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Hemianopia
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Optic ataxia
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Contralateral neglect
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Visual agnosia
Questão 4
Questão
Damage to the left anterior parietal lobe could lead to:
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Difficulty recognizing faces.
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Problems with tactile recognition of objects (astereognosis).
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Contralateral visual field loss.
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Complete motor paralysis.
Questão 5
Questão
Which brain region is involved in integrating auditory and visual information for social cognition?
Questão 6
Questão
Which of these describes a frontal lobe function?
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Processing of auditory information
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Coordinating fine motor actions and planning movements
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Object recognition and categorization
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Visual spatial navigation
Questão 7
Questão
Lesions in which part of the brain are most likely to result in a decline in verbal fluency and spontaneous speech production?
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Right parietal lobe
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Left frontal lobe
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Right temporal lobe
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Left occipital lobe
Questão 8
Questão
A patient with damage to the dorsal stream of visual processing might exhibit:
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Problems with visual object recognition.
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Difficulty in visual-guided actions, like reaching for objects.
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An inability to perceive colors.
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Blindsight.
Questão 9
Questão
The WADA test is used to:
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Measure visual-spatial skills.
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Evaluate the function of each hemisphere independently.
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Diagnose cortical blindness.
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Treat temporal lobe epilepsy.
Questão 10
Questão
Which of the following is true regarding frontal lobe injury?
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It primarily affects basic sensory functions.
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It can lead to difficulties with task planning and impulsivity.
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It usually results in complete loss of long-term memory.
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It causes prosopagnosia.
Questão 11
Questão
Which test would best assess a patient's tendency to show contralateral neglect following right parietal lobe damage?
Questão 12
Questão
The WADA test is primarily used to determine:
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The location of language centers in the brain.
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Visual-spatial processing ability.
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The effect of dopamine in motor control.
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The type of agnosia present in a patient.
Questão 13
Questão
A patient who can recognize individual letters but has trouble integrating them into words likely has:
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Alexia with agraphia
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Prosopagnosia
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Associative agnosia
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Apperceptive agnosia
Questão 14
Questão
Which of the following describes a typical symptom of left parietal lobe damage?
Questão 15
Questão
Damage to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex would most likely impair which function?
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Recognition of familiar objects.
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Execution of movement sequences and working memory.
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Visual processing of color and form.
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Emotional response regulation.
Questão 16
Questão
Which condition is best assessed using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test?
Questão 17
Questão
A patient can "see" an object without consciously perceiving it after V1 damage. This phenomenon is known as:
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Blindsight
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Simultagnosia
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Apperceptive agnosia
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Hemianopia
Questão 18
Questão
The superior temporal sulcus (STS) is primarily involved in:
Questão 19
Questão
Which type of cognitive impairment is commonly seen in patients with orbitofrontal cortex damage?
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Deficits in episodic memory.
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Problems with moral and context-related decision-making.
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Loss of auditory processing ability.
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Enhanced ability to perform divergent thinking tasks.
Questão 20
Questão
A patient with temporal lobe damage exhibiting difficulty in distinguishing between similar melodies likely has:
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Aphasias
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Amusia
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Apraxia
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Hemispatial neglect
Questão 21
Questão
The frontal lobe's ventromedial region is especially important for:
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Auditory processing.
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Controlling motor responses.
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Evaluating the emotional meaning of stimuli and decision-making.
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Visual processing of form and motion.
Questão 22
Questão
What type of visual impairment results from damage to the dorsal stream involving the parietal lobe?
Questão 23
Questão
A patient has difficulty recognizing common objects by touch but can identify them by sight. This symptom, known as astereognosis, likely results from damage to:
Questão 24
Questão
Which type of agnosia is characterized by an inability to recognize the meaning of objects, even when they can be accurately described and drawn?
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Apperceptive agnosia
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Associative agnosia
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Simultagnosia
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Prosopagnosia
Questão 25
Questão
Which cognitive function is most likely impaired following a lesion in the right temporal lobe?
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Word recognition and speech comprehension
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Recognition of musical patterns and emotional prosody
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Semantic categorization of words
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Logical reasoning and problem-solving
Questão 26
Questão
The dorsal auditory pathway, projecting from auditory areas to the posterior parietal cortex, primarily supports:
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Language comprehension.
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Directing movements based on auditory information.
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Processing auditory-visual integration.
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Emotional responses to sound.
Questão 27
Questão
Which symptom would most likely result from a lesion in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?
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Visual field deficits.
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Reduced ability to plan complex sequences and problem-solve.
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Complete loss of tactile sensation.
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Enhanced impulsivity and poor emotional regulation.
Questão 28
Questão
Mirror neurons, located in the premotor cortex, are hypothesized to be crucial for:
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Coordinating left and right hand movements.
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Understanding others' actions and facilitating imitation.
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Visual processing of complex patterns.
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Regulating involuntary muscle movements.
Questão 29
Questão
Damage to which area would most likely cause optic ataxia, where a patient has difficulty using vision to guide hand movements?
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Inferior temporal cortex
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Primary visual cortex (V1)
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Posterior parietal cortex
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Lateral geniculate nucleus
Questão 30
Questão
If a patient presents with pseudo-psychopathic behavior, including impulsivity, inappropriate social behavior, and a lack of tact, the most likely damaged region is:
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Right parietal lobe
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Right frontal lobe
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Left temporal lobe
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Left occipital lobe
Questão 31
Questão
Simultagnosia, the inability to perceive more than one object at a time, is most often associated with:
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Damage to the left occipital lobe.
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Bilateral parietal lobe lesions.
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Damage to the ventral stream.
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Lesions in Broca's area.
Questão 32
Questão
A patient with damage to the medial temporal lobe is likely to exhibit:
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Impaired long-term memory and difficulties with spatial navigation.
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Complete loss of voluntary motor control.
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Superior auditory processing but poor visual processing.
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Enhanced ability to multitask but with impulsive behavior.
Questão 33
Questão
Which type of cognitive task is most affected in constructive apraxia?
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Understanding spoken language.
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Executing simple reflexes.
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Spatial tasks like assembling puzzles and drawing.
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Recognizing familiar voices.