A patient tells the nurse, "I always think of myself as having a well-developed right brain." Learning should be facilitated for this individual by utilizing
a. verbal input.
b. visual input.
c. positive emotional displays.
d. small segments of information.
ANS: B
The right cerebral hemisphere "thinks" in images. Verbal input indicates that the left hemisphere is more verbal in orientation. Use of positive emotional displays indicates that the left cerebral hemisphere is more active during positive emotion. Utilizing small segments of information indicates that the left brain breaks new information into small segments for mastery. The right brain is concerned with the "big picture."
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