Human Communication Chapter Study Guide

 

  1. Describe the specialized function of the left and right hemisphere in terms of their contribution to language.

 

  1. Define and describe the three major speech deficits that accompany Broca’s aphasia.

 

  1. Describe the primary characteristics of Wernicke’s aphasia. What does this syndrome tell us about the production and comprehension of speech?

 

  1. Understand the equation WA = TSA + PWD

 

  1. Describe the symptoms of conduction aphasia and anomic aphasia. What do these syndromes tells us about repetition and memory for words.

 

  1. What is ASL and what symptoms are associated with aphasia in the deaf?

 

  1. Describe pure alexia and evidence indicating that that it is caused by damage to two brain areas

 

  1. Describe the different types of dyslexia and what they tell us about how we read words.

 

  1. Distinguish between phonological and orthographic dysgraphia.