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

attention

the analog 'I'

spatialization

the metaphor 'me'

2 / 10

Jaynes describes how dreams

are often prophetic in nature

changed from bicameral to conscious in ancient history

can be used to diagnose illnesses

can be used to discover repressed feelings

3 / 10

According to Jaynes, hypnosis occurs when

a form of deep sleep is induced

through trance induction, the left hemisphere becomes dominant

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

through trance induction, the features of consciousness are diminished

4 / 10

Jaynes describes how cave art

likely was based on eidetic imagery and did not require consciousness

signifies the beginnings of consciousness

has been incorrectly dated

was a product of bicameral mentality

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

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

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

the transition to consciousness involved changes to the corpus callosum

reduced levels of dopamine cause auditory hallucinations

6 / 10

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

Ancient Israel

India

Mesopotamia

Egypt

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Consciousness according to Jaynes

is located in the left hemisphere

is a basic property of the universe

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

lacks any relation to physical reality

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Jaynes argues that auditory verbal hallucinations

evolved from primate attempts at communication

are a side effect of the evolution of language

are rooted in a type of verbal imagery

were very rare in ancient history

9 / 10

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

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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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