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Crossing Over: Experiencing the Shift from Left to Right

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the 'Vase/Faces' exercise as described in the chapter?

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Question 2

In the 'Vase/Faces' exercise, which specific instruction is designed to strongly 'plug in' the verbal system (L-mode) of the brain?

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Question 3

What is the primary purpose of the 'Upside-Down Drawing' exercise featuring Picasso's portrait of Igor Stravinsky?

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Question 4

What is the recommended amount of uninterrupted time for the upside-down drawing exercise?

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Question 5

What crucial instruction must be followed throughout the upside-down drawing exercise until it is completely finished?

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Question 6

According to the analogy in the chapter, how does the native Trukese sailor navigate, and which brain mode does this represent?

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Question 7

What is meant by the art term 'foreshortening'?

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Question 8

Why was the student in the example who initially drew Picasso's Stravinsky right side up less successful than when he drew it upside down the next day?

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Question 9

Which of the following is described as a characteristic of being in the R-mode state while drawing?

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Question 10

What does the author define as the 'artist's gambit'?

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Question 11

When drawing the second profile in the 'Vase/Faces' exercise, which type of questions are characteristic of R-mode thinking?

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Question 12

What is the predicted outcome for the 'most difficult' or foreshortened parts of the upside-down drawing?

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Question 13

Paradoxically, what does learning to draw mean, according to the chapter?

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Question 14

What does the author suggest about using an eraser while learning to draw?

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Question 15

When the L-mode drops out during the upside-down drawing exercise, what does the author claim the visual system (R-mode) does?

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Question 16

What is the second insight gained from the upside-down drawing exercise, according to the author?

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Question 17

How is the moment of shifting between L-mode and R-mode described?

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Question 18

If you are trying to do the upside-down drawing and someone asks you a question, why might it break your concentration?

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Question 19

What does the author suggest is a key benefit of shifting to R-mode, beyond the ability to draw well?

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Question 20

At what age is brain lateralization, the consolidation of functions into one hemisphere, usually complete, according to the end of the chapter?

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Question 21

What is one of the ways mentioned to solve the mental paralysis that can occur during the 'Vase/Faces' exercise?

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Question 22

What kind of mental 'talk' is recommended if you talk to yourself at all during the upside-down drawing exercise?

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Question 23

What happens when an image is turned upside down that makes it a good subject for an R-mode drawing exercise?

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Question 24

According to the author, why do forgers turn signatures upside down when copying them?

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Question 25

What is the author's final advice to do after completing the main upside-down drawing exercise?

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Question 26

In the 'Vase/Faces' exercise, what does the author suggest might happen when you get to the forehead or nose of the second profile?

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Question 27

What does the author suggest is the reason that learning to see things differently has many uses in life aside from drawing?

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Question 28

How many steps are listed in the 'What you'll do' section for the upside-down drawing exercise?

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Question 29

What is the key difference in the thought process of a European navigator versus a native Trukese navigator, as used in the chapter's analogy?

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Question 30

What is the author's response to the idea that R-mode is pleasurable because it is like meditation or self-induced altered states of consciousness?

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Question 31

When beginning the 'Vase/Faces' drawing, what is the instruction for right-handed individuals?

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Question 32

In the upside-down drawing exercise, why is it recommended not to draw the entire outline of the form and then 'fill in' the parts?

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Question 33

What does the author state is one of the great joys of drawing, which is discovered by working from line to adjacent line?

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Question 34

When you successfully shift to R-mode while drawing, what is the term the author uses to say what you are doing?

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Question 35

What is the primary reason the author gives for why the verbal system (L-mode) rejects the task of 'reading' upside-down images?

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Question 36

What is the author's stated aim in the final section, 'Recalling the art of your childhood'?

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Question 37

What does the author suggest you might want to write on the back of your drawing after the 'Vase/Faces' exercise?

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Question 38

Realistic drawing of a perceived image is said to require the visual mode of the brain, which is most often mainly located in which hemisphere?

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Question 39

What material is listed as needed for the 'Vase/Faces' exercise but not for the upside-down Picasso drawing?

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Question 40

Why does the author predict that you will be pleased with your upside-down drawing?

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Question 41

The author suggests that a surgeon unable to name an instrument during an operation might be experiencing a shift from which mode to which other mode?

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Question 42

What does the text suggest is a potential, though unhelpful, strategy for some students when doing the upside-down drawing?

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Question 43

What physical feature of the Picasso drawing, mentioned in the context of the student example, is particularly difficult and serves as a good test of drawing what you see?

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Question 44

What is the author's stated reason for including the section 'A review of R-mode'?

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Question 45

The author compares the pleasure of quieting the L-mode to the goal of which centuries-old practice?

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Question 46

What is the final, concluding thought in the chapter regarding childhood art and the task of drawing?

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Question 47

What is the purpose of the 'Vase/Faces' optical-illusion drawing in the context of the chapter's exercises?

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Question 48

In the upside-down drawing exercise, how does the author describe the state of mind when one is 'really drawing'?

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Question 49

What does the author claim is the main goal of the lessons presented in the chapter?

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Question 50

After completing the upside-down drawing, the author states that 'a logical box for L-mode' is created. What is the puzzle that the L-mode must now consider?

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