Roberta Has Difficulty with Spatial Attention

question 83

Multiple Choice

Roberta has difficulty with spatial attention. She has trouble reaching for objects, walking around objects in her path, and she even confuses two objects. Roberta has most likely suffered damage to her

• A) motor cortex.
• B) occipital and temporal lobes.
• C) parietal lobe.
• D) frontal and occipital lobes.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered by rewards or penalties.

Cognitive Learning

A learning style focusing on the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to a learned response.