In Gazzaniga's Experiment with Split-Brain Patients in Which the Word

question 36

Multiple Choice

 In Gazzaniga's experiment with split-brain patients in which the word HE appeared to the left of a fixation point and the word ART appeared to the right, how did participants respond when asked to point with the left hand to what they had seen?

• A) They pointed to "ART."
• B) They pointed to "HE."
• C) They pointed to "HEART."
• D) They were unable to respond, since they could no longer read.

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