Assume That You Are Testing a Split-Brain Human Subject Whose

question 16

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are testing a split-brain human subject whose language center is in his left hemisphere.If you place a house key into his left hand,he will:

• A)not be able to later select the object he was holding from a group of various objects.
• B)not be able to tell you what object he is presently holding.
• C)immediately be able to tell you what he is holding.
• D)be able to tell you what he is presently holding if allowed to think about it for several seconds.

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