Kara, a Right-Handed Patient Who Has Had a Split-Brain Operation

question 71

Multiple Choice

 Kara, a right-handed patient who has had a split-brain operation, looks at a dot in the center of her computer screen while a word is presented to the left of the dot. Which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur?

• A) Kara will know what the word is, but she has lost the ability to speak due to her operation.
• B) Kara will be able to write the word, but she will be unable to say what she saw out loud.
• C) Kara will be unable to say the word she saw out loud.
• D) Kara will correctly say the word she saw out loud.

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