Dichotic recall indices of lateralized cerebral processing of abstract, concrete and emotional Zulu word stimuli in FS+ and FS- dextrals

This thesis reports a basic cognitive neuropsychological experiment which employed an original dichotic recall test to assess lateralized cerebral processing of abstract, concrete and emotional Zulu word stimuli among 32 male and 30 female dextral (right- handed) Zulu-speakers, consisting of 14 males and 12 females with sinistral (left-handed) blood relatives (FS+ ~ and 18 males and 18 females with no sinistral blood relatives (FS-). The present dichotic listening experiment investigated whether abstract word stimuli are recalled more poorly or better than either concrete or emotional word stimuli, and whether concrete word stimuli are recalled better or more poorly than emotional word stimuli. It also investigated whether recall of abstract, concrete and emotional word stimuli yield a right ear advantage CREA) or left ear advantage (LEA).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

1994

Author dc:creator

• Magwaza, Goodwill

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Oxtoby, Richard

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13485

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13485