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Quiz 2: Jaynes’s Theory – Intermediate Concepts

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

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Quiz 2: Intermediate Concepts

Test you knowledge of intermediate concepts on Julian Jaynes's theory.
This quiz has 10 questions based on both Jaynes's book and JJS publications.

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Jaynes argues that auditory verbal hallucinations

evolved from primate attempts at communication

are rooted in a type of verbal imagery

are a side effect of the evolution of language

were very rare in ancient history

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Which of the following is NOT one of Jaynes's features of consciousness?

the metaphor 'me'

spatialization

attention

the analog 'I'

3 / 10

According to Jaynes, hypnosis occurs when

the brain's language areas temporarily shut down, thereby suspending the ego

a form of deep sleep is induced

through trance induction, the features of consciousness are diminished

through trance induction, the left hemisphere becomes dominant

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Consciousness according to Jaynes

lacks any relation to physical reality

is an operator, rather than a thing or repository (like mathematics)

is located in the left hemisphere

is a basic property of the universe

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Which civilization does Jaynes mention but does not rely on significantly to make his arguments?

Mesopotamia

India

Egypt

Ancient Israel

6 / 10

Jaynes's neurological model for bicameral mentality suggests that, in right-handed people,

the transition to consciousness involved changes to the corpus callosum

auditory hallucinations originate in language areas of the right hemisphere and are "heard" by the language areas of the left hemisphere

reduced levels of dopamine cause auditory hallucinations

auditory hallucinations originate in the cerebellum and travel to the prefrontal cortex

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Jaynes describes how dreams

can be used to diagnose illnesses

changed from bicameral to conscious in ancient history

can be used to discover repressed feelings

are often prophetic in nature

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Jaynes argues that the Iliad

was composed by a man named Homer

is an example of the use of gods as a literary device

contains many examples of introspection

was part of an oral tradition and sung for generations by Greek bards before being written down

9 / 10

Jaynes describes how cave art

likely was based on eidetic imagery and did not require consciousness

was a product of bicameral mentality

signifies the beginnings of consciousness

has been incorrectly dated

10 / 10

Concerning the future of consciousness, Jaynes

avoided speculating on this topic

believed that a reversion to bicameral mentality was inevitable

contended that it would probably remain unchanged

argued that it would weaken over time due to social complexity

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