Some Researchers Have Used MRI Scans to Observe Brain Functioning

question 22

Multiple Choice

Some researchers have used MRI scans to observe brain functioning during different tasks. When a rhyming function of language was studied, the researchers found that:

• A) women show activity in both hemispheres, but men show activity only in the right hemisphere.
• B) women show activity in both hemispheres, but men show activity only in the left hemisphere.
• C) men show activity in both hemispheres, but women show activity only in the left hemisphere.
• D) men show activity in both hemispheres, but women show activity only in the right hemisphere.

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Definitions:

Constructive

Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up, improve, or promote positive development.

Enhancing

Enhancing involves improving or augmenting the quality, value, or extent of something.

Transitional

Pertaining to or involving a phase of change from one state, condition, or stage to another, often implying a process of adaptation or evolution.

Winnicott

Refers to Donald Winnicott, a British psychoanalyst known for his work on developmental psychology and object relations theory.