We Flash a Picture of a Tree to the Right

question 377

Multiple Choice

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain. If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight) , he will

• A)draw a dog.
• B)draw a tree.
• C)draw both a dog and a tree.
• D)be unable to draw either picture.

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