hemisphericity
- noun
- /ˌhɛmɪsˈfɛrɪsɪti/
- Specialized
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hemisfericidad
- However, the composite hemisphericity index indicated that the right hemisphericity correlated modestly with the tendency to express emotions and the left hemisphericity with the tendency to inhibit emotions.
- determine the hemisphericity
- hemisphericity model
Examples
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As new findings about left/right brain functions have appeared, researchers have investigated the connections between learning style and hemisphericity.
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Hemisphericity is an important theme of neuromotor learning; the coach has other tests to determine the hemisphericity of the soccer player.
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However, these researchers did not study the hemisphericity of their students.
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The question raised here is whether leadership traits are related to hemisphericity?
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The question is whether hemisphericity is related to personality traits.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were significant differences in personality traits among hemisphericity (cognitive-processing styles) groups.
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However, significant misunderstandings have obstructed the utility and applicability of the hemisphericity phenomenon in education.
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Beaumont et al. (1984) indicated that hemisphericity, as a characteristic, has been linked to personality, reasoning and thought, and abnormal states.
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Gadzella and Kneipp (1990) investigated differences between hemisphericity and cognitive strategies on a comprehension task.
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Researchers found that hemisphericity can influence how individuals process information, affecting their learning styles.
Synonyms
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A thinking skill done mainly by one side of the brain, for example language
A natural preference for one side of the body, like being right- or left-handed
How Lateralized
Surface Forms
Morphology
hemisphericity = hemispheric (transparent) = hemi + sphere + ic + ity
Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ity' to 'hemispheric' (meaning 'relating to a hemisphere'), so the word denotes the quality or degree of being hemispheric.
Etymology
Hemisphericity comes from the word hemisphere, which breaks into hemi- meaning 'half' and sphere meaning 'ball', so imagine the brain as two half-balls. So hemisphericity describes when one half of the brain is more active or dominant than the other.