During a Test, Right-Handed Susan, a Split-Brain Patient, Has a Basketball

question 84

Multiple Choice

During a test, right-handed Susan, a split-brain patient, has a basketball in her left field of vision and a volleyball in her right field of vision. When asked what she sees, what will her answer most likely be?

• A) "I see a basketball."
• B) "The image is very blurry, and I cannot make out what is there."
• C) "I see both a volleyball and a basketball."
• D) "I see a volleyball."

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