Split-brain patients who viewed the image of a spoon in the left visual field
A)were unable to select the object correctly with their left hands, but were able to say what they had seen.
B)were unable to select the object correctly with their right hands, but were able to say what they had seen.
C)selected the object correctly with their left hands, but were unable to say what they had seen.
D)selected the object correctly with their right hands, but were unable to say what they had seen.

Question

Split-brain patients who viewed the image of a spoon in the left visual field 
A)were unable to select the object correctly with their left hands, but were able to say what they had seen. 
B)were unable to select the object correctly with their right hands, but were able to say what they had seen. 
C)selected the object correctly with their left hands, but were unable to say what they had seen. 
D)selected the object correctly with their right hands, but were unable to say what they had seen.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In split-brain patients, the right hemisphere processes information from the left visual field and controls the left hand. Since the right hemisphere is non-verbal, they can select the object with their left hand but cannot verbally identify it.

Split-Brain Patients Who Viewed the Image of a Spoon in the Left