1. A right-handed person with severe damage to the corpus callosum is most likely to draw better with her

A. left hand.
B. right hand.
C. neither hand.

2. In the case study described in this section, researchers could not say with certainty that damage to the policeman's corpus callosum was the main cause of his symptoms because other areas of the brain near the corpus callosum also were damaged. In this instance, the other brain areas are similar to what are called _____ in correlational and experimental studies.

A. nonrepresentative samples
B. placebo groups
C. extraneous variables

3. A left-handed person with severe damage to his corpus callosum would most likely be able to name objects that are placed in his

A. left visual field.
B. right visual field.
C. central visual field.
D. peripheral visual field.

4. The major function of the corpus callosum seems to be to

A. regulate laterality of functioning in order to maintain mental "balance."
B. transmit information from one cerebral hemisphere to the other.
C. process visual and tactile information sent from the thalamus.

5. If a pair of scissors is placed into the left hand of a person with severe damage to her corpus callosum and she is not allowed to look at it, she is most likely to be able to

A. draw it with her left hand.
B. draw it with her right hand.
C. write the name of the object with her left hand.
D. write the name of the object with her right hand.

6. A person with severe damage to his corpus callosum who also has the major language areas in his right hemisphere will be best able to name objects that appear in his

A. left visual field.
B. right visual field.
C. central visual field.
D. peripheral visual field.

7. Which of the following is the most important reason why we all don't act as if we have two minds — one mind in each hemisphere?

A. Because our corpus callosa send information from one hemisphere to the other.
B. Because our corpus callosa receive information from lower areas of the brain.
C. Because our corpus callosa connect the two sets of limbic-system structures.

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