N110 READINGS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
What were the exceptional abilities of Barbara?
She was very good with auditory and visual memory
What were the problems that Barbara had?
Had mirror writing
Could not understand logic, relationships, cause and effect
Bad at spatial reasoning
Kinesthetic Problem
What are compensations?
Work around the problem when certain brain cells die or fail to develop, can not be
restored
Essentially act as "aid" or "accomodations"
What are the 3 major perceptual areas where Zazetsky had a bullet? What
hemisphere of the brain was the bullet in?
Left hemisphere
Temporal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe
What is the temporal lobe involved in?
Sound/Language
, What is the Occipital lobe involved in?
Vision
What is the parietal lobe involved in?
Spatial relationships and integrating info. from different senses
Describe what happens to rats in stimulating and non-stimulating environments.
Rats in the stimulating environment had more neurotransmitters, better blood supply,
and heavier brains - indicating the positive effects of neuroplasticity
What were the exercises that Barbara Arrowsmith did? What did they lead to?
Led to neuroplasticity
Exercises were focusing on her weaknesses such as telling time, shuffling cards,
symbols, etc.
What are the 3 related problems for students at the Arrowsmith School?
Trouble speaking, writing, and reading
What were the effects of rote memorization, hand writing practice on the students
in the Arrowsmith school?
The exercises improved their ability to read speak and write because the brain was able
to convert to the symbols to a sequence of movements by the mouth
What is the overproduction of synapses?
There is an overproduction of synapses when we are infants
Important to strengthen areas in early years when neuroplasticity is greatest
What is the pruning of synapses?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
What were the exceptional abilities of Barbara?
She was very good with auditory and visual memory
What were the problems that Barbara had?
Had mirror writing
Could not understand logic, relationships, cause and effect
Bad at spatial reasoning
Kinesthetic Problem
What are compensations?
Work around the problem when certain brain cells die or fail to develop, can not be
restored
Essentially act as "aid" or "accomodations"
What are the 3 major perceptual areas where Zazetsky had a bullet? What
hemisphere of the brain was the bullet in?
Left hemisphere
Temporal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe
What is the temporal lobe involved in?
Sound/Language
, What is the Occipital lobe involved in?
Vision
What is the parietal lobe involved in?
Spatial relationships and integrating info. from different senses
Describe what happens to rats in stimulating and non-stimulating environments.
Rats in the stimulating environment had more neurotransmitters, better blood supply,
and heavier brains - indicating the positive effects of neuroplasticity
What were the exercises that Barbara Arrowsmith did? What did they lead to?
Led to neuroplasticity
Exercises were focusing on her weaknesses such as telling time, shuffling cards,
symbols, etc.
What are the 3 related problems for students at the Arrowsmith School?
Trouble speaking, writing, and reading
What were the effects of rote memorization, hand writing practice on the students
in the Arrowsmith school?
The exercises improved their ability to read speak and write because the brain was able
to convert to the symbols to a sequence of movements by the mouth
What is the overproduction of synapses?
There is an overproduction of synapses when we are infants
Important to strengthen areas in early years when neuroplasticity is greatest
What is the pruning of synapses?
