In 1984, neuropsychologists reported four patients who could recognize information about human-made objects, but their ability to recognize information about living things and foods was severely impaired. What is the name of this syndrome?

A. prosopagnosia
B. dysnomia
C. aphasia
D. paraphasia
E. category-specific deficit


E. category-specific deficit

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a. behaviorists b. Gestalt theorists c. humanists d. psychodynamic theorists

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a. Samantha's father b. Samantha's stepfather c. Samantha's mother d. a male neighbor who is gay

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Electrooculography is

A) usually performed with one electrode mounted on each cornea. B) a method of estimating eye movement. C) a method of measuring skin conductance. D) an indirect method of measuring pupil constriction. E) both A and B

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