Brendan Is a Split-Brain Patient Who Is Participating in an Experiment.While

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Brendan is a split-brain patient who is participating in an experiment.While staring at a fixation point,a picture of a hammer is flashed on the left side of the screen and a picture of a pair of glasses is flashed on the right.Brendan is then presented with a tray of objects containing a hammer,a pair of glasses,a screwdriver,and a toothbrush.If he is asked to point to the object he saw,what is he likely to do?

• A) He will point to the hammer with his left hand and the pair of glasses with his right hand.
• B) He will point to the hammer with his right hand and his left hand will do nothing.
• C) He will point to the pair of glasses with his left hand and the hammer with his right hand.
• D) He will point to the pair of glasses with his right hand and his left hand will do nothing.