Language, Lateralisation & Attention

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1. Why is it thought that humans are the only animals able to speak?

  • Humans have much more advanced vocal & motor control
  • All statements are correct
  • The larynx position is lower in humans so allows for more flexibility
  • The breathing control for humans is more advanced which allows for more vocal flow
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2. What is the Valence hypothesis? [Davidson, 1982]

  • The right hemisphere is dominant for negative emotions only
  • The right hemisphere is dominant for negative emotion and the left is dominant for positive emotions
  • The right hemisphere is dominant for all emotion recognition
  • The right hemisphere is not dominant for positive emotions

3. Which statement is correct?

  • Wernicke’s area plays a key role in speech
    comprehension
  • All of the statements are correct
  • Broca’s area plays a key role in language production

4. When there is damage to the Right Parietal Cortex, what happens?

  • There is no change to the body's spatial ability
  • There is neglect of the body on the right side
  • There is neglect of the body on the left side because the damage affects the body's spatial ability
  • There is neglect of the surroundings on the left side

5. In order for a split-brain patient to name something, they must see it:

  • In the left visual field
  • In the right visual field
  • With the right eye
  • With the left eye
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