Which Statement Is TRUE of the Role of the Right

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE of the role of the right cerebral hemisphere in language capabilities?

• A)It contains Broca's and Wernicke's areas and is critically involved in both the production and understanding of language.
• B)Divided visual field techniques reveal that it plays an extremely limited role in language comprehension.
• C)It plays a supportive role in speech production but not language comprehension.
• D)It plays a supportive role in language comprehension and can assume greater functions with injury to the left hemisphere.

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Definitions:

Activation

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Detection Experiment

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False Alarm

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Stimulus

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