Bob suffered brain damage and now has difficulty recognizing objects. He was shown a clock and was asked to draw it, but drew only a square. However, when asked to draw a clock from memory, he was able to do it. Bob is likely suffering from
A. prosopagnosia
B. apperceptive agnosia.
C. associative agnosia.
D. memory loss.
Ans: B. apperceptive agnosia.
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