Herman Does Not Want to Go to His Wife's Reunion

question 46

Multiple Choice

Herman does not want to go to his wife's reunion, so, in a very sarcastic voice, he says "Oh, yeah, I really want to go to the reunion with you-I'm sure it will be so much fun." His wife, who suffers a brain disorder, hears this and says "I'm glad. I thought you might not want to go." Apparently, she did not pick up on Herman's real meaning at all. Why not?

• A)She has Wernicke's aphasia.
• B)She has expressive aprosodia.
• C)She has Broca's aphasia.
• D)She has receptive aprosodia.

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