The Divided Brain (Listening)

1) What does the lecturer mainly discuss?

A) Structural differences between the two halves of the brain.
B) The development of a divided brain.
C) Functional similarities in different parts of the brain.
D) Features that distinguish one side of the brain from the other.


2) Do the following features apply to birds, humans or both? (Mark Bi, H or B beside each choice.)

A) Frontal lobes do not limit the rest of the brain.
B) Left hemisphere used for narrow focused attention.
C) Ability to empathize with others.
D) Divided brains.
E) Right hemisphere used for sustained alertness to the world.


3) Which of the following tasks would be done primarily by the right brain?

A) Interpretation of body language.
B) Tool manipulation.
C) Categorization.
D) Providing the definition of a word.


4) Which of the following misconceptions does the lecturer dispel?

A) The left hemisphere of the brain tends to isolate information.
B) Imagination and reason only require a single part of the brain.
C) The right side of the brain is less important to animals than the left side.
D) Both parts of the brain have different functions.


5) At 7:54 in the lecture, the speaker says, "And it's my suggestion to you that in the history of Western culture, things started, in the 6th century B.C. and the Augustan Era and in the 15th-16th century in Europe, with a wonderful balancing of these hemispheres. But in each case, it drifted further to the left hemisphere's point of view."

Why does he say, "And it's my suggestion to you"?

A) He is presenting a personal theory.
B) He is giving psychological advice.
C) He is guessing about the history of the human brain.
D) He is trying to help you understand history better.


6) What is the professors opinion of the left hemisphere of the brain?

A) It is less important than the right hemisphere.
B) It is more important than the right hemisphere.
C) It is becoming more dominant in today's society.
D) We need to be careful not to neglect.