Edna Suffers a Stroke and Is Left with a Condition

question 220

Multiple Choice

Edna suffers a stroke and is left with a condition characterized by difficulty recalling the names of objects and impaired comprehension of language. This condition is known as __________ aphasia.

• A) Wernicke's
• B) Chomsky's
• C) Pinker's
• D) Broca's

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Definitions:

Chronological Age

The actual age of a person measured in years from their date of birth.

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's cognitive ability expressed as the age at which an average individual reaches the same ability level.

Critical Age

A specific period in development during which an individual is particularly receptive to acquiring certain skills, such as language, often hypothesized to end at puberty.

Intellectual Age

A measure of a child's mental abilities expressed in terms of the average abilities of children at a certain chronological age.