Evidence That the Left Hemisphere Is Especially Effective at Processing

question 29

Multiple Choice

Evidence that the left hemisphere is especially effective at processing language is provided by the fact that split-brain patients are able to:

• A) repeat words more quickly when they are whispered into their left rather than their right ear.
• B) name an unseen object more rapidly when it is placed in their left rather than their right hand.
• C) read words more easily when they are flashed briefly in their right rather than
• Their left visual field.
• D) do all the above.

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