Question 1

Interpreting the meaning of a word is called a __________ analysis.

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The answer of Interpreting the meaning of a word is...

Question 2

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres,the contralateral connections take precedence

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A)  when different sounds from the two ears are simultaneously competing for access to the same cortical auditory circuits. 
B)  in split-brain patients. 
C)  in aphasics. 
D)  in patients under the influence of sodium amytal. 
E)  in patients with apraxia. 
A)  when different sounds from the two ears are simultaneously competing for access to the same cortical auditory circuits. 
B)  in split-brain patients. 
C)  in aphasics. 
D)  in patients under the influence of sodium amytal. 
E)  in patients with apraxia.

Question 3

PET and functional __________ are functional imaging techniques that are widely used by cognitive neuroscientists to study language.

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The answer of PET and functional __________ are functional imaging...

Question 4

Chimera

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A)  developed the dichotic listening test. 
B)  has studied the lateralization of musical ability. 
C)  has shown that participants tend to make gestures during speech with the hand controlled by the hemisphere that is dominant for speech. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  is a mythical monster composed of the combined parts of different animals. 
A)  developed the dichotic listening test. 
B)  has studied the lateralization of musical ability. 
C)  has shown that participants tend to make gestures during speech with the hand controlled by the hemisphere that is dominant for speech. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  is a mythical monster composed of the combined parts of different animals.

Question 5

Roger __________ won a Nobel Prize for his studies of split-brain patients.

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The answer of Roger __________ won a Nobel Prize for...

Question 6

According to the cognitive neuroscience approach to the study of language,

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A)  constituent cognitive processes of language are localized in the brain. 
B)  the areas of the brain involved in language are not dedicated solely to that purpose. 
C)  because language is very complex it is likely controlled by one large homogeneous area of cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  constituent cognitive processes of language are localized in the brain. 
B)  the areas of the brain involved in language are not dedicated solely to that purpose. 
C)  because language is very complex it is likely controlled by one large homogeneous area of cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 7

The sodium amytal test and the __________ test are both widely used tests of language lateralization.

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The answer of The sodium amytal test and the __________...

Question 8

According to the text,the independence of the hemispheres of split-brain patients tends to be overestimated because

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A)  most published discussions of split-brain patient's focus on those cases in which independence is relatively complete. 
B)  few studies have focused on emotional information, which is more readily transferred between separated hemispheres. 
C)  most studies of split-brain patients have used simple tests, which are readily performed by one isolated hemisphere. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  most split-brain patients are right-handed. 
A)  most published discussions of split-brain patient's focus on those cases in which independence is relatively complete. 
B)  few studies have focused on emotional information, which is more readily transferred between separated hemispheres. 
C)  most studies of split-brain patients have used simple tests, which are readily performed by one isolated hemisphere. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  most split-brain patients are right-handed.

Question 9

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The smallest units of sound that distinguish...

Interpreting the meaning of a word is called a __________ analysis.

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres,the contralateral connections take precedence

PET and functional __________ are functional imaging techniques that are widely used by cognitive neuroscientists to study language.

Chimera

Roger __________ won a Nobel Prize for his studies of split-brain patients.

According to the cognitive neuroscience approach to the study of language,

The sodium amytal test and the __________ test are both widely used tests of language lateralization.

According to the text,the independence of the hemispheres of split-brain patients tends to be overestimated because

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

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Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

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Exam 16: Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Interpreting the meaning of a word is called a __________ analysis.

Kimura argued that although signals from each ear are projected to both hemispheres,the contralateral connections take precedence

PET and functional __________ are functional imaging techniques that are widely used by cognitive neuroscientists to study language.

Chimera

Roger __________ won a Nobel Prize for his studies of split-brain patients.

According to the cognitive neuroscience approach to the study of language,

The sodium amytal test and the __________ test are both widely used tests of language lateralization.

According to the text,the independence of the hemispheres of split-brain patients tends to be overestimated because

The smallest units of sound that distinguish among words of a particular language are called __________.

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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