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Chapter 3 - part 5: Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Laterality
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1What has traditionally been the main reason for the characterization of the left hemisphere as the “dominant”
hemisphere?- Aevidence that the left hemisphere usually processes complex information
- Bevidence that the left hemisphere usually processes language
- Cthe fact that the majority of people are right-handed
- Devidence that patients use only their left hemisphere for processing information after split-brain surgery
2What is the main function of Wernicke’s area?
- Aspeech comprehension
- Bspeech production
- Csensory integration
- Dmotor integration
3If you knew that a surgeon was about to do a surgery to disconnect the cerebral hemispheres, which of the
following patients is she most likely to operate on?- Aa patient in a coma
- Ba patient with epilepsy
- Ca patient with schizophrenia
- Da patient with antisocial personality disorder
4Which of the following would be MOST likely to be impaired as a result of damage to the right hemisphere?
- Alanguage comprehension
- Bsensations from the right side of the body
- Cvision from the left eye
- Dcontrol of the left leg
5If you present a sound in the right ear, where will that sound be processed first?
- Aright temporal lobe
- Bleft temporal lobe
- Cright parietal lobe
- Dleft parietal lobe
6Because the speech centre is generally located in the left hemisphere of the brain, what would a split-brain patient
be unable to describe or name?- Aan object seen in the left visual field
- Ban object felt with the right hand
- Can object seen in the right visual field
- Dan object presented directly in front of him or her
7If you sent the word “banana” to the left hemisphere and the word “cucumber” to the right hemisphere in a
patient with a severed corpus callosum, which of the following would the patient be able to name verbally?- Aboth items
- Bneither item
- Conly the banana
- Donly the cucumber
8Imagine that a picture of a spoon is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus
callosum. At the same time, a picture of a cup is briefly flashed in the right visual field. What would this individual
likely say based on Roger Sperry’s work with splitbrain patients?- A“I saw a spoon resting in a cup.”
- B“I saw a cup.”
- C“I saw a spoon.”
- D“I didn’t see anything.”
9Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus
callosum. At the same time, a picture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field. What would this
individual likely say based on Roger Sperry’s work with splitbrain patients?- A“I saw a blue circle.”
- B“I didn’t see anything.”
- C“I saw a red square.”
- D“I saw a blue circle around a red square.”
10If a right-handed subject whose corpus callosum has been cut were asked to reproduce a drawing, what could
we predict?- Abest performance by the left hand
- Bbest performance by the right hand
- Cequal performance by the two hands
- Dan inability to draw with either hand
11On average, which of the following tasks is performed most quickly by the right hemisphere?
- Areading and naming items verbally
- Bhearing and listening
- Cprocessing visual information from the right visual field
- Dlocating and recognizing objects or people
12Chase is using a single earphone to listen in on a conversation. Based on the research that investigated
hemispheric specialization in intact brains, what could we suggest in order for Chase to recognize the words he
hears most quickly?- Aput the earphone in his right ear
- Bhum lightly to cancel out the background noise
- Cclose his eyes while he listens to the conversation
- Dwatch the conversation, in addition to listening
13What is the left hemisphere’s specialty in both splitbrain people and neurologically intact people?
- Aspatial perception
- Bmotor initiation
- Cvisual recognition
- Dverbal processing
14Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain?
- Avisual-spatial abilities
- Bthe right side of the body
- Cproducing language
- Dunderstanding language
15Which of the following is LEAST associated with left hemisphere functioning?
- Areading
- Bspeaking
- Cwriting words
- Dmusical recognition
16Nadine had a stroke that was confined to the right side of her brain. What sort of task will be most difficult for
Nadine, based on hemispheric lateralization studies?- Amathematics and logical reasoning skills
- Bfine motor coordination, such as for handwriting
- Cspatial skills, such as fitting together puzzle pieces
- Dlanguage and communication skills
17Which of the following parts of the brain is most likely to play a major role in the work of artists, architects, and
engineers, who must rely heavily on visual-spatial skills?- Acorpus callosum
- Bleft hemisphere
- Cright hemisphere
- Dcerebellum
18Which of the following is associated with brains that have low levels of lateral specialization?
- Areduced likelihood of mental disorder
- Blow IQ scores
- Cpoor hand-eye coordination
- Dcreativity
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- Psychology Quiz am Chapter 3 - part 5: Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Laterality, erstellt von Vincent Voltaire am 08/02/2020.
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