Lateralisation of Function Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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what’s hemisphere lateralisation?
A
- each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body and visual field
- what you see in your right visual field is processed by your left hemisphere
2
Q
left hemisphere
A
- language processing is done in the left hemisphere
- language is subject to hemisphere lateralisation
3
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right hemisphere
A
- recognises emotions in others
- deals with spatial information
- drawing ability
- recognises faces
4
Q
what’s the corpus callosum?
A
- joins the two hemispheres
- messages travelling between the two hemispheres pass through the corpus callosum
- if this is damaged, the hemispheres can’t communicate
5
Q
split brain research
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- Sperry (1968) studied a group of individuals who had their corpus callosum severed to control their epilepsy
- has been useful in understanding the role of each hemisphere
6
Q
weakness of split brain research - generalisability
A
- unusual and small sample of people
- difficult to find larger sample
7
Q
strength of split brain research - reliability
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- highly standardised procedure in lab
- replicable
8
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weakness of split brain research - validity
A
- ## highly controlled procedure
