Sperry- Split brain studies

Question 1

What type of experiment is this

Answer 1

qusai experiment

Question 2

What was the indepedant V

Answer 2

presence or absesnce of split brain

Question 3

What was the DV

Answer 3

participants performance on various visual and tactile tasks

Question 4

How many ppts were in this experiment

Answer 4

11

Question 5

What type of sample was this

Answer 5

Opportunity sample from White memorial centre in Los angeles USA

Question 6

What are the conclusions in this experiment

Answer 6

Functions are laterilsaied in the brain

the R hemisphere is silent as it cannot respond verbally it can respond with some emotion

Question 7

The aim of the experiment

Answer 7

To investigate the effects of hemisphere deconnection and to show that each hemisphere has different functions

Question 8

Corpus callosum

Answer 8

The bundle of nerve fibres that connects the two hemispheres of the brain

Question 9

The type of sample

Answer 9

The type of sample

Question 10

Length of time the stimuli was flashed for

Answer 10

1/10 second or less

Question 11

3 functions of the left hemisphere

Answer 11

Logical components, sequences, language

Question 12

5 functions of the right hemisphere

Answer 12

Whole picture, patterns, images, music, creativity

Question 13

Reason the stimuli were only flashed for small periods of time

Answer 13

It is too fast for the person’s eye to move to allow information into the other half of the visual field