The formal name for the disorder suffered by Mr. S. in the chapter prologue was
A) Broca's aphasia.
B) pure word deafness.
C) alexia.
D) Wernicke's aphasia.
E) orthographic dysgraphia.
Answer: B
Rationale: The formal name for the disorder suffered by Mr. S. in the chapter prologue was pure word deafness.
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