Sean is a split-brain patient who volunteers to demonstrate to Dr. Jones' psychology classes the effects of his condition. Dr. Jones controls whether objects are presented to either Sean's right or left visual field. When Dr. Jones presents an ordinary pencil to the right side of Sean's visual field, he is _________ due to the language-rich ________ hemisphere.
A)able to verbally describe the pencil; left
B)unable to verbally describe the pencil; left
C)able to verbally describe the pencil; right
D)unable to verbally describe the pencil; right

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The right visual field is processed by the left hemisphere, which is responsible for language in most people. Therefore, when an object is presented to the right visual field, the left hemisphere can process it and enable verbal description.

Sean Is a Split-Brain Patient Who Volunteers to Demonstrate to Dr