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Title: A person who sustains damage to the ________ would be expected to show ________. A) insular ...
Post by: ssal on Jun 22, 2018
A person who sustains damage to the ________ would be expected to show ________.
 
  A) insular cortex; averbia
  B) occipital cortex; hemiparesis
  C) frontal cortex; anomia
  D) frontal cortex near Broca's area; averbia
  E) right posterior parietal cortex; anomia

Question 2

The inability to remember the name for a particular action is
 
  A) alexia.
  B) dysgraphia.
  C) aphasia.
  D) dyslexia.
  E) averbia.
Title: A person who sustains damage to the ________ would be expected to show ________. A) insular ...
Post by: emily12345 on Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Rationale: Damage to the frontal cortex near Broca's area would be expected to induce averbia.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E