Sam Is Recovering from a Small Stroke

question 191

Multiple Choice

Sam is recovering from a small stroke. He has difficulty following rapidly changing conversations, and he does not seem to understand puns or sarcasm. Additionally, he has trouble recognizing the faces of his friends and acquaintances. The stroke may have damaged:

• A)Broca's area.
• B)the left hemisphere.
• C)Wernicke's area.
• D)the right hemisphere.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

Tendency of information at the beginning and end of a body of information to be remembered more accurately than information in the middle of the body of information.

Unrelated Items

Objects or elements that have no logical connection or association with one another.

Recall Items

The process of retrieving previously learned information from memory without the aid of, or with very few external cues.

Memory Researcher

A scientist who specializes in studying how memory is formed, retained, and retrieved, including the understanding of memory disorders.