How Could You Determine Whether a Person Has Had Split-Brain

question 100

Multiple Choice

How could you determine whether a person has had split-brain surgery

• A) by their speech patterns 
• B) by their performance on visual identification tasks in a laboratory 
• C) by the characteristic patterns of disturbed motor behaviour 
• D) by the increased likelihood of having small seizures

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Definitions:

Social Desirability

The tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others, which can bias survey and research outcomes.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where there is a feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.

Carryover Effect

A phenomenon where the effect of a previous condition persists and influences performance in subsequent conditions in a study.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.