A Person Who Experienced Brain Damage in the Frontal Lobe

question 130

Multiple Choice

A person who experienced brain damage in the frontal lobe and subsequently lacked a tendency to feel emotions (even though the rest of their cognitive faculties remained intact) might have difficulty with which of the following tasks?

• A) deciding whether they want to eat a hamburger or not
• B) recognizing a famous person like the President
• C) a long-term planning task that involves social components (e.g., interactions with others)
• D) a short-term planning task that involves moving between rooms

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