Social Studies

Turner

5 September, 01:53

Consider a subject taking a hypothetical dichotic listening experiment.

"Sa" is played in her left ear, while "ka" is played simultaneously in her right ear. When asked what she heard, the subject reports that she heard "ka".

If language is lateralized to the left hemisphere, is this result expected?

Select one:

a. Yes. If language is lateralized to the left hemisphere, then the stimulus presented to the left ear should be reported.

b. No. The brain is organized contralaterally. The stimulus in the left ear goes to right hemisphere, which does not process language.

c. Yes. The brain is organized contralaterally. The stimulus in the left ear goes directly to the left hemisphere, where language is processed.

d. No. The stimulus in the right ear should be processed first in the right hemisphere. Therefore, it will not be reported since language is left lateralized.