PSY270H1 Lecture Notes - Iconic Memory, Stimulus Modality, Clive Wearing
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A: most recent publication (meta-analysis) shows that there is no significant different lateralization btwn men & women. 50% of the 12 presidents of the usa since wwii were left- handed when only 10% of their general population is left- handed. 2nd time bill clinton ran, all candidates left-handed. Left-handed pl over-represented in positions of leadership. Possibly related o hemisphere specialization possibly more creative. Dominant in right hemisphere spatial + global/holistic info see the big picture more: process whole picture, possibly could be selected in a small %age of the population because not everyone can be a leader. When answering a , often already forgotten it. Memory is the key to who we are, w/o it we cannot associate info, events, experiences in time: w/o it there is no coherence to our experience of memory. Clive"s story shows us that memory is incredibly complex: ex.
