Edexcel Psychology 9-1 Topic 4: Sperry 1968

What is the name of the bundle of fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres?

• Corpus Christi

• Corpus Colosseum

• Corpus Callosum

• Corpus Commisure

How many participants did Sperry use?

• 11

• 12

• 9

• 13

What medical condition had Sperry's participants suffered?

• Asthma

• Epilepsy

• Alzheimer's

• Panic attacks

Images were flashed on screen for how long?

• 0.01 seconds

• 0.1 seconds

• 1 second

• 10 seconds

Which of these is not a left hemisphere function?

• Speech

• Language

• Face recognition

• Calculation

How were the brain's of the patients described?

• Joined brain

• Split brain

• Split pea

• Separate brain

What was the aim of the study?

• To find out the emotional functions linked to each hemisphere of the brain

• To find out the physical functions linked to each hemisphere of the brain

• To find out the cognitive functions linked to each hemisphere of the brain

• To measure personality changes of patients who corpus callosum had been cut

How many tasks did the participants complete?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

If "KEY" was projected to the LVF and "CASE" to the RVF what word did patients say they had seen?

• Key

• Case

• Nothing

If "KEY" was projected to the LVF and "CASE" to the RVF could patients select a key from a selection of objects?

• Yes

• No