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shofmannx20

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A patient can understand speech normally but can only speak in a slow, labored fashion. A likely diagnosis would be
 
  a) Broca's aphasia.
   b) Wernicke's aphasia.
   c) damage to the angular gyrus.
   d) impairment of the auditory cortex.

Question 2

According to Wechsler's theory, which of the following distinctions should be observed in results on the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scales?
 
  a) A person with organic brain damage should have a higher score on verbal ability than performance ability, while a mildly retarded person should have a higher score on performance ability than verbal ability.
   b) A person with organic brain damage should have a lower score on verbal ability than performance ability, while a mildly retarded person should have a lower score on performance ability than verbal ability.
   c) A person with organic brain damage should have equal scores on verbal ability than performance ability, while a mildly retarded person should have a lower score on performance ability than verbal ability.
   d) A person with organic brain damage should have equal scores on verbal ability than performance ability, while a mildly retarded person should have equal scores on performance ability than verbal ability.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a



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