Cognitive Science Exam 3 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Left Side of Brain - CORRECT ANSWER - -Specialized for shapes and objects
-Language
-Art
-Cause and Effect Reasoning
-Logical
-Problem Solving
Right Side of Brain - CORRECT ANSWER - -Spatial
-Visual
-Musical
-Creative
Hemispheric Specialization - CORRECT ANSWER - To say that a part of the brain is
specialized for a certain cognitive function (such as language or spatial reasoning) means that the
majority of processing occurs in that part of the brain.
A. Some thought processes occur in both hemispheres. This is called bilateral organization.
B. Does not mean that only one hemisphere is involved in certain type of cognitive processing. It
means that the majority of a certain type of processing occurs in one hemisphere.
Corpus Callosum - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows communication between the two sides
of the brain.
Contralateral Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - A stimulus present to the left visual
field (or body) is projected onto the right hemisphere( and vice versa). So basically how the left
side of the brain controls the right side of the body.
, Regions of Posterior to CS and FS - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsible for sensory
inputs
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Motor output and higher cognitive functions
Split Brain Patient - CORRECT ANSWER - - The corpus callous has been surgically
severed
- The L and R hemispheres do not communicate
Research on Split Brain Patients - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to learn about the
specialization of the two halves of the cerebral hemisphere
Experimental Design for Split Brain Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Subject sits a
certain distance from a screen and fixes eyes on a plus sign in the center of the screen
2. Anything shown to the R of the plus sign goes only to the LH and vice versa.
Split Brain Experiment 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Ex 1: ______ + Ship
Ship is in Right Visual Field, so it goes to the left hemisphere. He can say the word "Ship" since
speech is in the LH.
Ex 2: Phone + _______
Left Visual Field goes to RH. He can't say the world "phone" but he can draw it.
Once he draws it, he can say the word (this is the communication outside of the brain part).
Processing it visually, not as a word so he can't write the word, he needs to draw it.
"He didn't see it" but he obviously did if he can draw it. He wasn't aware he saw it.
Split Brain: Experiment 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Two words are flashed simultaneously
-- each to only one half of the brain
Ex: Toad + Stool
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Left Side of Brain - CORRECT ANSWER - -Specialized for shapes and objects
-Language
-Art
-Cause and Effect Reasoning
-Logical
-Problem Solving
Right Side of Brain - CORRECT ANSWER - -Spatial
-Visual
-Musical
-Creative
Hemispheric Specialization - CORRECT ANSWER - To say that a part of the brain is
specialized for a certain cognitive function (such as language or spatial reasoning) means that the
majority of processing occurs in that part of the brain.
A. Some thought processes occur in both hemispheres. This is called bilateral organization.
B. Does not mean that only one hemisphere is involved in certain type of cognitive processing. It
means that the majority of a certain type of processing occurs in one hemisphere.
Corpus Callosum - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows communication between the two sides
of the brain.
Contralateral Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - A stimulus present to the left visual
field (or body) is projected onto the right hemisphere( and vice versa). So basically how the left
side of the brain controls the right side of the body.
, Regions of Posterior to CS and FS - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsible for sensory
inputs
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Motor output and higher cognitive functions
Split Brain Patient - CORRECT ANSWER - - The corpus callous has been surgically
severed
- The L and R hemispheres do not communicate
Research on Split Brain Patients - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to learn about the
specialization of the two halves of the cerebral hemisphere
Experimental Design for Split Brain Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Subject sits a
certain distance from a screen and fixes eyes on a plus sign in the center of the screen
2. Anything shown to the R of the plus sign goes only to the LH and vice versa.
Split Brain Experiment 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Ex 1: ______ + Ship
Ship is in Right Visual Field, so it goes to the left hemisphere. He can say the word "Ship" since
speech is in the LH.
Ex 2: Phone + _______
Left Visual Field goes to RH. He can't say the world "phone" but he can draw it.
Once he draws it, he can say the word (this is the communication outside of the brain part).
Processing it visually, not as a word so he can't write the word, he needs to draw it.
"He didn't see it" but he obviously did if he can draw it. He wasn't aware he saw it.
Split Brain: Experiment 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Two words are flashed simultaneously
-- each to only one half of the brain
Ex: Toad + Stool
