Rachel Was in an Auto Accident and Now Has a Form

question 133

Multiple Choice

Rachel was in an auto accident and now has a form of object agnosia.She has perfect 20/20 vision, but she cannot recognize the differences between animals when she sees them.For example, she cannot tell the difference between a giraffe and a zebra.Joel has a degenerative illness that has affected his retinas but is otherwise normal in all of his mental functioning.Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A)Rachel has impaired sensation, while Joel has impaired perception.
• B)Rachel has impaired perception, while Joel has impaired sensation.
• C)Rachel has an impaired absolute threshold, but Joel has an impaired difference threshold.
• D)Rachel has an impaired difference threshold, but Joel has an impaired absolute threshold.

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