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1
Research suggests that task performance will be inhibited when
A)people work on two tasks that use the same side of the brain.
B)people work on two tasks that use different sides of the brain.
C)people try to speak and listen to language at the same time.
D)people do not have strong brain lateralization.
2
Keisha pets her cat as she reads a magazine. Information about how the cat feels will be processed in Keisha's _____ cortex, and information about what she is reading will be processed in her _____ cortex.
A)auditory; visual
B)cerebral; motor
C)sensory; visual
D)motor; sensory
3
Jason recently had a severe stroke, and his doctors are trying to explain treatment options to him. Although Jason hears what they are saying, he cannot understand what the doctors are trying to tell him. This suggests that there are no problems with Jason's _____, but that there may be damage to _____.
A)visual cortex; Broca's area
B)auditory cortex; Wernicke's area
C)association areas; the visual cortex
D)Broca's area; auditory cortex
4
Keisha is reading a new magazine when her cat jumps into her lap. She holds the magazine in her right hand and pets the cat with her left hand. If Keisha, a right-handed woman, is like most participants in Kinsbourne and McMurray's studies, then
A)she will be able to pet her cat just as quickly as if she were not reading.
B)she will pet her cat more slowly than if she were not reading.
C)information about how the cat feels to Keisha will be processed in her association areas.
D)the right-side of her brain will be active when she speaks to the cat.
5
What conclusion can be made about the relationship between the brain and behavior?
A)Larger areas of the brain are associated with simple behaviors.
B)Complex behaviors are primarily regulated by areas in the rear of the brain.
C)Each part of the brain is solely responsible for a single behavior.
D)No single part of the brain is solely responsible for a single behavior.





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