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question completion status: (q008) split - brain patient g.c. is in line at a coffee shop when he witnesses a woman in his right visual field about to trip over an electrical cord on the floor. what happens next? a. although g.c. knows what is happening, he cannot verbalize information about his right visual field, so the woman trips on the wire. b. luckily, because the incident is taking place in his right visual field, g.c. is able to warn the woman about the cord before she trips. c. g.c. is unable to recognize the hazard that is taking place in his right visual field, so he makes no attempt to warn the woman, who trips. d. g.c. sees the hazard and is able to verbalize it, but because he has a split brain, he no longer feels a social impulse to help the woman avoid tripping. question 18 (q007) when asked a question about information processed in his right hemisphere, split - brain patient j.w.s left brain could not verbalize an accurate reply. however, he still came up with an answer that showed a logical attempt to construct a word that made sense. in this way, the left hemisphere is often called the a. executor. b. logician. c. artist. d. interpreter. question 19 (q005) ayelet is a research assistant in a lab at her university. her lab studies the way sensory information is processed, and their latest results suggest that different neural processes are associated with different types of information, such as recognizing faces, understanding grammatical phrases, and so on. the results support the global workspace model, which posits that a. there is no one area of the brain that is responsible for general \awareness\ on its own. b. a specific area of the brain located in the temporal lobe is responsible for general \awareness.\ c. a specific area of the brain in the prefrontal cortex is responsible for general \awareness.\ d. distributed throughout the left hemisphere of the brain are areas that, together, are responsible for general \awareness.\ question 20 (q002) your dad has a bad habit of texting while he drives. youve reminded him how dangerous this can be, but he wants to know why texting poses such a hazard. which of the following is the most scientifically informed response? a. there is a limit to how much attention is available for our conscious experience, which is what helps us respond quickly to new information - an important ability when driving a car. b. texting is something most people do automatically and effortlessly, which is the opposite of the mindset required to drive a car. this contrast can lead to accidents. c. texting and cell phone use in general can induce an altered state of consciousness called hypnosis, which is dangerous while driving. d. texting takes one hand off the steering wheel, which is the main reason it is so dangerous.

Explanation:

1. For Q008: In split - brain patients, information from the right visual field goes to the left hemisphere. Language is mainly processed in the left hemisphere for most people. But in split - brain patients, the disconnection between hemispheres can prevent verbalization of right - visual - field information. So the woman trips.
2. For Q007: The left hemisphere of split - brain patients often tries to make sense of information and construct a logical response, which is why it is called the interpreter.
3. For Q005: The global workspace model posits that there is no single brain area responsible for general "awareness".
4. For Q002: There is a limit to our conscious attention, and when texting while driving, this limited attention is divided, reducing our ability to respond to driving - related information.

Answer:

Q008: a. Although G.C. knows what is happening, he cannot verbalize information about his right visual field, so the woman trips on the wire.
Q007: d. interpreter.
Q005: a. there is no one area of the brain that is responsible for general "awareness" on its own.
Q002: a. There is a limit to how much attention is available for our conscious experience, which is what helps us respond quickly to new information—an important ability when driving a car.