Chapter 13
Biological Psychology · 7 exercises
Problem 1
The left hemisphere of the brain is connected to the right eye in guinea pigs. In humans, the left hemisphere is connected to the left half of each retina. Explain the reason for this species difference.
4 step solution
Problem 5
Which hemisphere is dominant for the following in most people: speech, emotional inflection of speech, interpreting other people's emotional expressions, spatial relationships?
5 step solution
Problem 14
Describe the speech comprehension of people with Wernicke's aphasia.
3 step solution
Problem 21
How could someone use fMRI to determine which of two patterns in binocular rivalry is conscious at a given moment?
7 step solution
Problem 23
In what way does the phi phenomenon imply that a new stimulus sometimes changes consciousness of what went before it?
4 step solution
Problem 27
What are several procedures that increase attention to the left side in a person with spatial neglect?
5 step solution
Problem 28
Why is it misleading to call oxytocin the "love hormone"?
4 step solution