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Analytic Processing Elicits Right Ear Superiority in Monaurally Presented Speech USPHS

Author(s):
Bever, Thomas G.; Handel, Ann B.; Hurtig, Richard R.
Publication Year:
1975
Report Number:
RB-75-40
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
18
Subject/Key Words:
United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Auditory Stimuli, Cerebral Dominance, Language Processing, Responses, Speech Communication

Abstract

The latency to respond with the right hand to the initial phone of a monurally presented CVC syllable is shorter when the stimulus is heard in the right ear than when it is heard in the left ear. This shows that superiority of the left hemisphere can be elicited in simple speech tasks with monaural stimulation. However, the latency to recognize the entire syllable is equally short regardless of ear and responding hand. This is consistent with the view that the left hemisphere is dominant only for tasks that require analysis of internal structure of a stimulus. (18pp.)

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