Experiments Recording Electrical Potentials in Infants Evoked by Spoken Words

question 42

Multiple Choice

Experiments recording electrical potentials in infants evoked by spoken words

• A) indicated that all infants processed speech syllables faster on one side of the brain than the other.
• B) indicated that babies whose brain hemispheres differentiated speech sounds on the left side and non-speech sounds on the right tended to exhibit better language ability at 3 years of age.
• C) indicated that babies who processed speech on the left side tended to be left-handed at 3 years of age.
• D) indicated that babies who did not process language on the left side were found to be mentally retarded at 3 years of age.

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