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Quiz 1: Jaynes’s Theory – Basic Knowledge

Test your knowledge of Julian Jaynes’s theory by taking the basic knowledge quiz below!

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Quiz 1: Basic Knowledge

Test you knowledge the basics of Julian Jaynes's theory.
This quiz has 10 questions based on Jaynes's book.

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Jaynes’s main argument is that consciousness was

culturally learned about three thousand years ago

a product of evolution

genetically determined

due to changes in neuroanatomical structures about three thousand years ago

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Jaynes argues that the voices heard during the bicameral period

were communications from the ghosts of dead ancestors

were an ancient form of telepathy

were communications from actual gods and spirits

were generated in the right hemisphere

3 / 10

Jaynes presents evidence that

the Iliad exhibits odd grammatical structures, which indicates bicameral mentality

compared to the Iliad, the Odyssey exhibits more subjective language

the Odyssey exhibits hero-worship, which indicates bicameral mentality

compared to the Odyssey, the Iliad exhibits more subjective language

4 / 10

Consciousness emerged in the civilizations around the Mediterranean approximately

in the thirty-first century BCE

in the early Paleolithic period

in the sixth century BCE

in the twelfth century BCE

5 / 10

Jaynes argues that language

switched from the right to the left hemisphere during ancient history

emerged during the Neolithic period

is the basis of consciousness

developed after consciousness so individuals could use it explain consciousness

6 / 10

Jaynes argues that

primates possess a primitive form of consciousness

primates who lived in large groupings may have once been conscious

animals will eventually evolve and acquire consciousness

non-human animals and children prior to learning language cannot be conscious

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Bicameral mentality refers to

the two hemispheres of the brain

a dual psychological organization involving a god-side and human-side

the interaction between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex

how mammalian brains evolved bilaterally

8 / 10

Jaynes believes that perception

is one of the features of consciousness

is a primitive form of consciousness

is the same as consciousness

occurs without conscious awareness

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Jaynes argues that the auditory hallucinations still experienced today by millions of people around the world

are caused by a yet to be identified virus

are the result of a poor diet

are the result of bad parenting practices

are a vestige of bicameral mentality

10 / 10

Jaynes was originally trained as a

evolutionary biologist

comparative psychologist

psycholinguist

clinical psychologist

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