The local theater company is producing a stage play of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. It is the story of a man who could not recognize his wife's face and therefore believed that her head was his hat. The director wanted to be sure that she was accurately portraying the man's struggle with
A. prosopagnosia.
B. hemineglect.
C. visual apraxia.
D. disconnection syndrome.
Answer: A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Germany was the birthplace of psychology, in part, because
a. German tradition emphasized the humanities over the sciences. b. German scientists believed the mind could be studied scientifically. c. national rivalry encouraged them to compete with scientists in other countries. d. German scientists were exceptionally well trained in philosophical approaches to the study of the mind. e. functionalism was so well received by German academicians.