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Chapter 3 - part 5: Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Laterality

Frage 1 von 18

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What has traditionally been the main reason for the characterization of the left hemisphere as the “dominant”
hemisphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes complex information

  • evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes language

  • the fact that the majority of people are right-handed

  • evidence that patients use only their left hemisphere for processing information after split-brain surgery

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Frage 2 von 18

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What is the main function of Wernicke’s area?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • speech comprehension

  • speech production

  • sensory integration

  • motor integration

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Frage 3 von 18

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If 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • a patient in a coma

  • a patient with epilepsy

  • a patient with schizophrenia

  • a patient with antisocial personality disorder

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Frage 4 von 18

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Which of the following would be MOST likely to be impaired as a result of damage to the right hemisphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • language comprehension

  • sensations from the right side of the body

  • vision from the left eye

  • control of the left leg

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Frage 5 von 18

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If you present a sound in the right ear, where will that sound be processed first?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • right temporal lobe

  • left temporal lobe

  • right parietal lobe

  • left parietal lobe

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Frage 6 von 18

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Because 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • an object seen in the left visual field

  • an object felt with the right hand

  • an object seen in the right visual field

  • an object presented directly in front of him or her

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Frage 7 von 18

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If 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • both items

  • neither item

  • only the banana

  • only the cucumber

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Frage 8 von 18

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Imagine 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • “I saw a spoon resting in a cup.”

  • “I saw a cup.”

  • “I saw a spoon.”

  • “I didn’t see anything.”

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Frage 9 von 18

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Imagine 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • “I saw a blue circle.”

  • “I didn’t see anything.”

  • “I saw a red square.”

  • “I saw a blue circle around a red square.”

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Frage 10 von 18

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If a right-handed subject whose corpus callosum has been cut were asked to reproduce a drawing, what could
we predict?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • best performance by the left hand

  • best performance by the right hand

  • equal performance by the two hands

  • an inability to draw with either hand

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Frage 11 von 18

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On average, which of the following tasks is performed most quickly by the right hemisphere?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • reading and naming items verbally

  • hearing and listening

  • processing visual information from the right visual field

  • locating and recognizing objects or people

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Frage 12 von 18

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Chase 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • put the earphone in his right ear

  • hum lightly to cancel out the background noise

  • close his eyes while he listens to the conversation

  • watch the conversation, in addition to listening

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Frage 13 von 18

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What is the left hemisphere’s specialty in both splitbrain people and neurologically intact people?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • spatial perception

  • motor initiation

  • visual recognition

  • verbal processing

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Frage 14 von 18

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Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • visual-spatial abilities

  • the right side of the body

  • producing language

  • understanding language

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Frage 15 von 18

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Which of the following is LEAST associated with left hemisphere functioning?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • reading

  • speaking

  • writing words

  • musical recognition

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Frage 16 von 18

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Nadine 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • mathematics and logical reasoning skills

  • fine motor coordination, such as for handwriting

  • spatial skills, such as fitting together puzzle pieces

  • language and communication skills

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Frage 17 von 18

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Which 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?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • corpus callosum

  • left hemisphere

  • right hemisphere

  • cerebellum

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Frage 18 von 18

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Which of the following is associated with brains that have low levels of lateral specialization?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • reduced likelihood of mental disorder

  • low IQ scores

  • poor hand-eye coordination

  • creativity

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