EFFECTS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON BIHEMISPHERIC PROCESSING

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learning experience on benefits of bihemispheric processing. First, right-handed students were given the paired-associated learning task that required them to memorize the pairs of a familiar-font letter with an unfamiliar-font letter. After this task, both the letters were presented in the unilateral (UVF) and bilateral visual-fields (BVF) (Test 1). They were asked to decide if both the letters were the match. Second, the learning task was given to them, followed by the same letter–matching task (Test 2). The results showed that a UVF-advantage in Test 1 shifted toward a BVF-advantage in Test 2. These findings suggested that, as the amount of learning increased, the benefits of bihemispheric processing would be enhanced.

Keywords:

• bihemispheric processing
• interhemispheric interaction
• laterality
• learning experience