A Split-Brain Patient Is Presented with Instructions in Their Left

question 70

Multiple Choice

A split-brain patient is presented with instructions in their left visual field to draw a circle. The experimenter verbally asks the patient to explain why they drew a circle. Which of the following responses is the patient MOST likely to report?

• A)"I was drawing a clock."
• B)"I'm not sure why I drew a circle."
• C)"I did not draw a circle."
• D)They will not respond.

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Definitions:

Consciousness Layers

Different levels or aspects of consciousness, ranging from basic awareness to higher states of cognitive functioning.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Conscience

An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

Surface Of Awareness

Refers to the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that are readily accessible to an individual's conscious mind.