Open AccessANALYTIC PROCESSING ELICITS RIGHT EAR SUPERIORITY IN MONAURALLY PRESENTED SPEECH 1
Author(s) -
Bever Thomas G.,
Hurtig Richard R.,
Handel Ann B.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1975.tb01086.x
Subject(s) - monaural , stimulus (psychology) , audiology , lateralization of brain function , psychology , auditory pathways , cognitive psychology , medicine
ABSTRACT The latency to respond with the right hand to the initial phone of a monaurally 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 the internal structure of a stimulus.