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

Pregunta 1 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 18

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What is the main function of Wernicke’s area?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • speech comprehension

  • speech production

  • sensory integration

  • motor integration

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a patient in a coma

  • a patient with epilepsy

  • a patient with schizophrenia

  • a patient with antisocial personality disorder

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • language comprehension

  • sensations from the right side of the body

  • vision from the left eye

  • control of the left leg

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • right temporal lobe

  • left temporal lobe

  • right parietal lobe

  • left parietal lobe

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • both items

  • neither item

  • only the banana

  • only the cucumber

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • “I saw a spoon resting in a cup.”

  • “I saw a cup.”

  • “I saw a spoon.”

  • “I didn’t see anything.”

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • “I saw a blue circle.”

  • “I didn’t see anything.”

  • “I saw a red square.”

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

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • reading and naming items verbally

  • hearing and listening

  • processing visual information from the right visual field

  • locating and recognizing objects or people

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • spatial perception

  • motor initiation

  • visual recognition

  • verbal processing

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • visual-spatial abilities

  • the right side of the body

  • producing language

  • understanding language

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • reading

  • speaking

  • writing words

  • musical recognition

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • mathematics and logical reasoning skills

  • fine motor coordination, such as for handwriting

  • spatial skills, such as fitting together puzzle pieces

  • language and communication skills

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • corpus callosum

  • left hemisphere

  • right hemisphere

  • cerebellum

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 18

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • reduced likelihood of mental disorder

  • low IQ scores

  • poor hand-eye coordination

  • creativity

Explicación

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