AP Psych A - Module 13

A split-brain patient has a picture of a dog flashed to his right hemisphere and a cat to his left hemisphere. He will be able to identify the

• cat using his right hand.

• dog using his right hand.

• dog using either hand.

• cat using either hand.

• cat using his left hand.

You are aware that a dog is viciously barking at you, but you are not aware of the type of dog. Later, you are able to describe the type and color of the dog. This ability to process information without conscious awareness best exemplifies which of the following?

• Split brain

• Blindsight

• Consciousness

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Dual processing

Which of the following is most likely to be a function of the left hemisphere?

• Speech

• Evaluating perceptual tasks

• Making inferences

• Identifying emotion in other people’s faces

• Identifying one’s sense of self

The dual-processing model refers to which of the following ideas?

• The right and left hemispheres of the brain both process incoming messages.

• Incoming information is processed by both conscious and unconscious tracks.

• Each lobe of the brain processes incoming information.

• The brain first processes emotional information and then processes analytical information.

• The thalamus and hypothalamus work together to analyze incoming sensory information.