A Person Has Undergone the "Split-Brain" Procedure to Treat a Clinical

question 35

Multiple Choice

A person has undergone the "split-brain" procedure to treat a clinical disorder.After her left nostril is plugged with cotton,the scent of a flower is directed to her right nostril.We would expect this odor to

• A) generate a sensory message in the left hemisphere of her brain.
• B) generate a sensory message in both hemispheres of this person's brain.
• C) lead that person to report the smell of a flower.
• D) fail to generate a verbal report of the sensory experience.
• E) have no effect on consciousness or behavior.

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Definitions:

Canalization

A concept in developmental biology and psychology referring to the ability of an organism to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability in its environment or genotype.

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