If a triangle is flashed to a split brain patient's right brain,he will be able to
A) easily name what he saw.
B) identify the triangle by touch with his right hand.
C) point to a picture of a triangle with his left hand.
D) point and draw the triangle with both of his hands.

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The left hand is controlled by the right hemisphere of the brain, which processed visual information from the left visual field. Therefore, the split brain patient should be able to point to a picture of a triangle with his left hand after seeing it only in his right visual field. The other options involve both hemispheres of the brain working together or require processing in the language-dominant left hemisphere, which may not be possible in a split brain patient.

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