In the study conducted by Gazzaniga and Sperry, when patients were asked to report on information presented only to the right hemisphere, what happened?
A. Patients were able to accurately report what was presented to their right hemisphere
B. Patients were able to describe what was presented to their right hemisphere, but they could not name any of the objects
C. Patients were completely mute
D. Patients rambled on with nonsense sentences
Answer: C
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