Author Question: A spoon is presented in the left visual field of a split-brain patient, and an apple is ... (Read 42 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

A spoon is presented in the left visual field of a split-brain patient, and an apple is simultaneously presented in the right.

Then, the patient is instructed to reach into two bags (one with each hand) and feel around until he comes up with the object that was presented on the screen. However, before the objects are withdrawn, the patient is asked to tell the experimenter what he has in each hand. The patient is likely to say, I have
A) an apple in each hand.
B) a spoon in each hand.
C) an apple in my left hand and a spoon in my right.
D) a spoon in my left hand and an apple in my right.
E) no idea.

Question 2

This split-brain patient was asked to reach under the ledge with her left hand and select the object that appeared on the screen. She selected the

A) spoon.
B) apple.
C) first the spoon and then the apple.
D) first the apple and then the spoon.
E) none of the above