Sperry 1968

Question 1

What was the sample?

Answer 1

11 patients with split brain

males and females

Question 2

What was the research method used?

Answer 2

quasi/lab

Question 3

What was the research design used?

Answer 3

independent measures design

Question 4

What was the procedure?

Answer 4

1. Ps sat in front of a projector screen and had to focus on a fixation point in middle. A tachistoscope used to project stimuli for 1/10th of a second
2. Stimuli was presented either side of fixation point or simultaneously. A mix of visual and tactile tasks were used

Question 5

What were 2 findings?

Answer 5

• If a participant first saw a stimulus in their left visual field and then saw the same stimulus in their right visual field, they didn’t have a memory for seeing it the first time.
• If a nude pin-up image was shown to their left visual field. They would giggle and blush but couldn’t say why.

Question 6

What is 1 conclusion?

Answer 6

Split brain patients have 2 independent streams of consciousness with its own memories, perceptions and impulses