Chapter 5.1What Is Consciousness?

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Gazzaniga • Heatherton • Halpern

FOURTH EDITION

Psychological SciencePsychological Science

CLICKER QUESTIONS

The left and right hemispheres of the brain are connected by a thick bundle of nerve fibers called the:

A. Central axon B. Corpus callosumC. Sylvian fissureD. Central sulcusE. Precentral gyrus

The left and right hemispheres of the brain are connected by a thick bundle of nerve fibers called the:

A. Central axon B. Corpus callosumC. Sylvian fissureD. Central sulcusE. Precentral gyrus

We would expect to see increased activity in the left visual cortex if we presented a picture:

A. to the left eyeB. to the right eyeC. in the left visual fieldD. in the right visual fieldE. None of the above

We would expect to see increased activity in the left visual cortex if we presented a picture:

A. to the left eyeB. to the right eyeC. in the left visual fieldD. in the right visual fieldE. None of the above

If a split-brain patient is shown a fork in his right visual field, which of the following is the individual able to do?

A. Tell you that it is a fork

B. Describe what one would do with the object but not formulate the word “fork”

C. Choose an image of a fork from a set of pictures, but not formulate the word “fork” or describe (in words) what one would do with the object

D. None of the above

If a split-brain patient is shown a fork in his right visual field, which of the following is the individual able to do?

A. Tell you that it is a fork

B. Describe what one would do with the object but not formulate the word “fork”

C. Choose an image of a fork from a set of pictures, but not formulate the word “fork” or describe (in words) what one would do with the object

D. None of the above