A Man with Damage to His Corpus Callosum Stares at a Point

question 18

Multiple Choice

A man with damage to his corpus callosum stares at a point straight ahead while someone flashes HOUSEBOAT on a screen for a split second. The word HOUSE is on the left half of the screen and BOAT is on the right. He is asked what he saw. What will he probably reply?

• A) "house"
• B) "boat"
• C) "houseboat"
• D) "nothing"

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