Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. While research has shown that women and men use both the right and left lobes of their brains, the sexes tend to specialize in using different lobes.
2. Men tend to emphasize left brain functioning, responsible for traditionally linear, logical thought and abstract, analytical thinking.
I3. Women tend to emphasize right brain functioning, responsible for imaginative, artistic, and intuitive thinking and some visual and spatial functions.
4. The prefrontal cortex, which restrains aggression, is larger and develops earlier in women than men. For women, the insula, which affects intuition and empathy, is larger, while for men, the amygdala, which is the center for emotions such as anger and fear, is larger.
5. The corpus callosum joins the two sides of the brain and has been shown to be more highly developed in women. This structure generally allows women the greater ability to cross from one lobe to the other.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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