Lateralization Refers to Which of the Following

question 142

Multiple Choice

Lateralization refers to which of the following?

• A)the idea that the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body
• B)the notion that each hemisphere of the brain specializes in particular functions
• C)the procedure in which the corpus callosum is severed
• D)the inability to produce speech

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Definitions:

Specialization

The process of focusing effort and resources on a limited number of activities, goods, or services to gain a comparative advantage in production.

Decreasing Returns To Scale

Long-run average total cost increases as output increases (also known as diseconomies of scale).

Economies Of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, typically resulting in cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one input in the production of a commodity is increased while all other inputs are held fixed, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input yield progressively smaller, or diminishing, increases in output.