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BrownTown3

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on: Jun 22, 2018
When an individual makes the substitution of two similar looking words, such as leaf and lead, he or she probably has _______.
 
  a) surface agraphia
  b) semantic paraphasia
  c) visual paralexias
  d) semantic paralexias
  e) visual paraphasia

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?
 
  a) Semantic paralexias is the substitution of words with semantically similar ones during reading.
  b) Semantic paralexias is where the individuals substitute words of similar meaning, such as substituting leopard for tiger.
  c) Semantic paraphasia is the substitution of words with semantically similar ones during reading.
  d) Semantic paraphasia is the impairment in the comprehension of prosody resulting from posterior lesions of the right hemisphere.
  e) Semantic paralexias is the impairment in the comprehension of prosody resulting from posterior lesions of the right hemisphere.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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