Imagine That a Picture of a Blue Circle Is Briefly

question 153

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, a picture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say

• A) "I saw a blue circle."
• B) "I didn't see anything."
• C) "I saw a blue circle around a red square."
• D) "I saw a red square."

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