According to the Analytic-Synthetic Theory of Cerebral Asymmetry

question 150

Multiple Choice

According to the analytic-synthetic theory of cerebral asymmetry,

• A) the left hemisphere thinks in an analytic mode.
• B) the left hemisphere operates in a logical computer-like fashion.
• C) the right hemisphere is concerned with overall stimulus configuration and processes information in Gestalts or wholes.
• D) the left hemisphere abstracts relevant details and attaches verbal labels to them.
• E) all of the above

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