Robertson and colleagues (1988) investigated possible asymmetries in the processing of hierarchical figures by people who had suffered unilateral brain injuries. They found that patients with injuries to the left hemisphere had difficulty in identifying ________ elements, and patients with injuries to the right hemisphere had difficulty in identifying ________ elements.
A)the global; the local
B)the local; the global
C)the local; both local and global
D)both local and global; the global

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Robertson and colleagues (1988) found that patients with left hemisphere injuries had difficulty in identifying the local elements of hierarchical figures, whereas patients with right hemisphere injuries struggled with identifying the global elements. This study supports the theory of hemispheric specialization, where the left hemisphere is more involved in detailed, local processing and the right hemisphere in more holistic, global processing.

Robertson and Colleagues (1988) Investigated Possible Asymmetries in the Processing