Question 1

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Prenatal hand preferences persist for at least ten years after birth.
B)  Handedness appears to be influenced by a single gene on the Y chromosome.
C)  Forcing a left-handed child to use the right hand may create speech or reading problems.
D)  Two left-handed parents are more likely to have a left-handed child than two right-handed parents are.

Question 2

The risk for developing more immune-related diseases is highest in individuals with _______ handedness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The risk for developing more immune-related diseases...

Question 3

Parents should not try to force a left-handed child to use his or her right hand.To do so may create

Accepted Answer

A)  visual agnosia.
B)  spatial neglect.
C)  allergies or immune-related diseases.
D)  speech or reading problems.

Question 4

The right hemisphere is dominant for language function in

Accepted Answer

A)  no one.
B)  about 95 percent of right-handers and 70 percent of left-handers.
C)  about 19 percent of left-handers and three percent of right-handers.
D)  all left-handed persons.

Question 5

What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

Accepted Answer

A)  60 percent
B)  75 percent
C)  88 percent
D)  98 percent

Question 6

The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

Accepted Answer

A)  deep lesioning within each hemisphere.
B)  assessing one cerebral hemisphere at a time.
C)  spatial ablation.
D)  karotyping and DNA analysis for lateralization.

Question 7

Regarding speech and language processing by left-handers,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  All left-handers produce speech from the right hemisphere.
B)  All left-handers produce speech from the left hemisphere.
C)  About 70 percent of left-handers use the right hemisphere for language processing.
D)  About 12 percent of left-handers use both sides of the brain for language processing.

Question 8

The Latin word for "left" means

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A)  unlucky.
B)  inferior.
C)  sinister.
D)  clumsy.

Question 9

The supposed clumsiness of left-handed people is a consequence of their

Accepted Answer

A)  living in a right-handed world.
B)  lack of dexterity in the left hand.
C)  poor motor control.
D)  lack of brain dominance.

Question 10

A friend tells you that "all left­handed people are right­brain dominant." Explain why your friend is mistaken regarding brain dominance and what brain dominance involves,and describe some behavioral clues that may indicate a person's brain dominance.

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Question 11

To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

Accepted Answer

A)  Ishihara Test of Hand Preference.
B)  Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire.
C)  16 PF.
D)  MMPI-2.

Question 12

The best evidence to date shows that left-handedness is more common in males and is influenced by a single gene on the _______ chromosome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The best evidence to date shows that...

Question 13

If you gesture more with your left hand,you probably process language

Accepted Answer

A)  in your right hemisphere.
B)  in your left hemisphere.
C)  more inefficiently than if you gestured with your right hand.
D)  in both hemispheres,since you do not have a dominant hemisphere for language processing.

Question 14

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A small minority of lefties owe their hand preferences to birth traumas,such as prematurity,low birth weight,and breech birth.
B)  Left-handed persons have a significantly lower incidence of allergies and learning disorders than right-handed persons.
C)  People with mixed handedness may be at risk for more immune-related diseases than persons who are consistently left-handed.
D)  Collectivist cultures where left-handedness is viewed as especially negative have about half the proportion of left-handed persons as individualist cultures.

Question 15

Regarding handedness,which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students who are extremely gifted in math are much more likely to be left-handed or ambidextrous.
B)  Left-handed persons typically experience more language loss after damage to the brain and recover more slowly than right-handed persons.
C)  Left-handers are more symmetrical in eye dominance,fingerprints,and foot size than right-handers.
D)  The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres are more alike in left-handed persons than in right-handed persons.

Question 16

Left-handed individuals who write with their hand below the writing line,and righties who use a hooked position in writing are usually

Accepted Answer

A)  more intelligent than those who do not use this hand position.
B)  less intelligent than those who do not use this hand position.
C)  left-brain dominant for language.
D)  right-brain dominant for language.

Question 17

From an early age,Daniel's parents noticed that Daniel could perform all tasks,including writing and sports activities,equally well with either of his hands.In fact,Daniel really does not prefer the use of one hand over the other in doing any task.Daniel would be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  being moderately right-handed.
B)  being moderately left-handed.
C)  being ambidextrous.
D)  having mixed handedness.

Question 18

Left­handed people,or "lefties," have often been characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  clumsy and unlucky.
B)  skillful and just.
C)  caring and sincere.
D)  emotionally stable and friendly.

Question 19

Janine usually uses her right hand when she writes,but she may throw a ball or reach for something with either hand.According to research,people,like Janine,who show a mixed handedness are at higher risk for developing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  immune-related diseases
B)  allergies and learning disorders
C)  spatial neglect
D)  facial agnosia

Question 20

In all,what percent of the population uses the left hemisphere for language?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent
B)  70 percent
C)  80 percent
D)  90 percent

Exam 12: Psychology in Action: Handedness

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Regarding handedness,which of the following is FALSE?

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Left­handed people,or "lefties," have often been characterized as

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What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

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The Latin word for "left" means

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If you gesture more with your left hand,you probably process language

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In all,what percent of the population uses the left hemisphere for language?

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The right hemisphere is dominant for language function in

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Parents should not try to force a left-handed child to use his or her right hand.To do so may create

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Janine usually uses her right hand when she writes,but she may throw a ball or reach for something with either hand.According to research,people,like Janine,who show a mixed handedness are at higher risk for developing which of the following?

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The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

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To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

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The risk for developing more immune-related diseases is highest in individuals with _______ handedness.

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Regarding speech and language processing by left-handers,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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The best evidence to date shows that left-handedness is more common in males and is influenced by a single gene on the _______ chromosome.

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Left-handed individuals who write with their hand below the writing line,and righties who use a hooked position in writing are usually

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