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What graduate school did Ryuta Kawashia attend?
Tohoku
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What test did Kawashima use to make his experiment more persuasive?
The Uchida-Kraepelin Performance Test
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When did brain science become more popular?
In the 1990's
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Are our brains more active when we read aloud or when we read silently?
Aloud
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The young man worked very hard ( ) ( ) ( ) make a lot of money. He wanted to buy a car.
In order to
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What did Ryuta Kawashima study?
The brain
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In the Uchida-Kraepelin Performance Test there are 116 digits. What do test takers do? +,-, /, or *?
Add
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In figures 2, 3, and 4, what color shows activity in the brain?
Red
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What part of the brain is trained when we read aloud?
The prefrontal cortex
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Even though it is smelly, Mr. Blagys ( ) ( ) eat natto yesterday because it is very healthy.
decided to
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Kawashima needed money for his research. Who did he think would give it to him?
A Video game company
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How much time does each row of the Uchida-Kraepelin Performance Test take to finish?
60 seconds
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True or false. When we read silently in English and in Japanese, both hemispheres of the brain are active.
True
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Where is the prefrontal cortex located?
Behind the forehead
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In America, ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) that eating an apple a day will keep the doctor away.
It is often said
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Kawashima thought our brains must be active when we play video games because we use many parts of our body. Which parts of the body do we use?
Our eyes, ears, hands, and minds
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What is the Uchida Kraepelin Test said to indicate?
A person’s character and aptitude for different jobs.
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Are our brains more active when we read in English or Japanese?
English
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Reading aloud is good practice for two groups of people? Who are they?
Foreign language learners and those with dementia
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By scoring a goal, the soccer player ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) winning the game.
played a role in
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Kawashima chose a game where players control the movement of characters such as…
jumping, running, and shooting
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After receiving the results of the test, why was Kawashima disappointed?
He would not receive money from the video game companies
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Kawashima found that, when we are reading silently, an unusual part of the brain is also active. What does this part of the brain control?
Listening
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Please name one role the prefrontal cortex plays.
1. It produces the motivation to do things, 2. It issues orders to think and to memorize 3. It makes us feel emotions.
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I have never been skiing before. But, I would like to ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ).
Give it a try