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What is one of the Big Five personality traits that tends to decrease as adults get older?

  • Openness
  • Conscientiousness
  • Extraversion (correct)
  • Agreeableness

Which personality trait is characterized by being prone to emotional negativity and anxiety?

  • Openness
  • Neuroticism (correct)
  • Agreeableness
  • Conscientiousness

What does the text mention as a random fact about the Big Five personality traits?

  • Agreeableness remains constant throughout life
  • Neuroticism increases with age
  • Conscientiousness decreases with age
  • The Big Five traits tend to change as adults get older (correct)

Which personality trait is described as agreeable, easy-going, friendly, and pleasant?

<p>Agreeableness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of individuals high in Conscientiousness?

<p>Organized and responsible (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which trait among the Big Five personality traits is associated with being moody and anxious?

<p>Neuroticism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which procedure involves the cutting of the corpus callosum to reduce the severity of epileptic seizures?

<p>Corpus callosotomy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes hemispheric specialization?

<p>It implies that each hemisphere has unique functions and abilities. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key principle of contralateral processing in the brain?

<p>It involves sensory information from one side of the body being processed by the opposite brain hemisphere. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common risk associated with severing the corpus callosum?

<p>Difficulty in information sharing between brain hemispheres (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In research involving individuals with severed corpus callosum, which task would likely demonstrate contralateral processing?

<p>A task involving tactile recognition in only one hand (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of study would be highly relevant to understanding the effects of corpus callosotomy on cognitive functions?

<p>Cognitive neuroscience (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common misconception regarding 'Left-brained' vs. 'Right-brained' individuals?

<p>People tend to be either left-brain dominant or right-brain dominant. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hemisphere of the brain is typically associated with the production and recognition of words?

<p>Left brain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of visual processing, which hemisphere is typically responsible for processing information from the right visual field?

<p>Left hemisphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What phenomenon is mentioned where our brains use contralateral processing?

<p>Contralateral dominance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In split-brain research, what did patients with a severed corpus callosum typically experience when asked to describe an image shown to them?

<p>They mentioned only general characteristics of the image. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What misconception led to the 'left-brain person' myth according to the text?

<p>'Left-brained' individuals process visual information on the same side as their speech centers. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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