Neuroscientists base their studies of the brain and nervous systems exclusively on the information gleaned from brain imaging techniques

Randall believes that aliens are currently living deep under the ocean. When looking for information about this on the Internet, he ignores any sites that are skeptical of his belief and only visits sites that support his belief. This is an ­example of

a. functional fixedness. b. confirmation bias. c. creativity bias. d. confirmation fixedness.

Which of the following statements best illustrates the principle of contralaterality?

a) Motor control of the right hand is usually located in the left hemisphere b) Severing the corpus callosum disrupts the ability to detect sensory information that is presented to only one hemisphere. c) Processing of many language functions is located in the left hemisphere for most people. d) Olfactory information is generally processed via ipsilateral connections.