Split-brain Research Into Hemispheric Lateralisation (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What does hemispheric lateralisation refer to?
What does hemispheric lateralisation refer to?
One half controls specific processes
Which hemisphere controls the left side of the body?
Which hemisphere controls the left side of the body?
Right hemisphere
In what year did Roger Sperry win the Nobel Prize?
In what year did Roger Sperry win the Nobel Prize?
1981
What is severed during a commissurotomy?
What is severed during a commissurotomy?
The corpus callosum
How long were images flashed in Sperry's experiments?
How long were images flashed in Sperry's experiments?
One-tenth of a second
Why could participants describe objects in the right visual field?
Why could participants describe objects in the right visual field?
Left hemisphere has language centres
What did participants select when shown a cigarette to the left visual field?
What did participants select when shown a cigarette to the left visual field?
An ashtray
Which hemisphere functions as an analyser?
Which hemisphere functions as an analyser?
Left hemisphere
How many individuals participated in all of Sperry's variations?
How many individuals participated in all of Sperry's variations?
11
What is brain plasticity?
What is brain plasticity?
Neural pathways changing via environment