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Set 5 Sound Speech And Music Perception

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Question 1

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Which of the following best describes how brain imaging has shaped our understanding of speech perception?

A) Neuroimaging has confirmed the theories of the 19th century without requiring revisions.
B) To date, neuroimaging techniques have not been used to examine the 19th century theories on speech perception.
C) Neuroimaging has confirmed the general aspects of speech perception models from the 19th century, though specific details continue to be discovered.
D) Neuroimaging has revealed critical flaws in previous theories of speech perception, resulting in the development of an entirely new model.

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Question 2

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The primary auditory cortex is located

A) In the anterior cingulate region
B) At the posterior half of the Sylvian fissure
C) At the corpus callosum
D) Within Heschl's gyrus

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Question 3

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Which of the following responses best reflects the findings by Portas and colleagues regarding auditory awareness during sleep?

A) Beeps but not names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex processes only some types of sounds during sleep
B) Names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was awake but not when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex does not process names during sleep
C) Beeps and names activated the auditory cortex both when the subject was awake and when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex processes sounds even during sleep
D) Beeps and names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was awake but not when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex does not process sounds during sleep.

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