rodger sperry - case study 3 Flashcards
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what was the aim of roger sperrys split brain study
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to investigate how the 2 hemispheres of the brain function independently
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who did roger sperry do this experiment on
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on individuals who had undergone surgery to severe their corpus callosum
cats and monkeys
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what methods were used in roger sperrys study
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- presenting images to only 1 visual field
- flashed briefly
- asked to describe or draw what they saw
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what were the key findings of roger sperrys study
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-the human brain has specialised function and can work independently
-language in left
-spatial in right
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how did sperrys work contribute to psychology
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what were the limitations of sperrys work
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-small sample
-no control group
- each patient had a different level of corpus servering
