Biological Area Sperry Flashcards
What was the methods of this study?
Quasi experiment
Data collected
Primary, quantitative-ticking boxes
Qualitative-describing the behaviour when saw a naked person
Level of data collected
Nominal
What was the experimental design
Independent measures design
What is the iv and dv
IV-split brain or not
DV-if they could say what they saw,draw what they couldn’t say, identify the object by touch
Visual test
Image was presented in one or both visual fields for 1/10th of a second participants will say or draw what they saw
Tactile test
Object placed in one hand then have to find the same object in the grab bag
One hand touched or put into position
Data analysis
NO DATA ANALYSIS!!!
Visual test results
They could only say what they had seen in the right visual field and could draw images from either side
What happened when they saw the naked person?
They giggled but didn’t know why
Tactile test results
Participants could only identify what they felt using the same hand
Conclusions
Both hemispheres can function independently each one has its own memory store
Background?
The two hemispheres controls the opposite side of the body and the left hemisphere controls language both eyes send information to both hemispheres left visual field-right hemisphere
Right visual field-left hemisphere
