How do our brains process speech?

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Yojahyra Herrera
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many words does the average 20-year-old know?
27,000 - 52,000
17,000-62-000
35,000 - 56,000
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When we listen to speech, how often do we identify the correct word?
94% of the time
96% of the time
98% of the time
100% of the time
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following doesn’t helps us to recognize words quickly?
Dividing the work of recognition between thousands of different processing units
Parallel computation in the brain
Speaking louder
Providing a sentence context
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When does the brain start to access the meaning of a word during speech comprehension?
Before the word is identified
At the moment the word is identified
100 milliseconds after identification
At the end of the word
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On average, how often do adults learn a new word?
Every hour or two
Every day or two
Every week or two
Every month or two
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of the brain helps us to learn new words?
The amygdala
The corpus callosum
Ventromedial pre-frontal cortex
The hippocampus
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
When we recognize speech, what is the advantage of having processing units that are dedicated to the recognition of just one word? *Choose 2
More space
New words don't overwrite old ones.
Existing words in our brains don't mix.
Existing words overwrite new ones.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The recognition of written words operates in the same way as the one of spoken words.
True
False
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does sleep help us to learn new words?
While we sleep, our brains work to integrate new knowledge into the word network.
While we sleep, our brains decide what words to use during daylight.
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