Patients with Frontal Lobe Lesions Struggle with Task Shifting and Tend

question 121

Short Answer

Patients with frontal lobe lesions struggle with task shifting and tend to continue beyond a reasonable degree in any activity, a behavior referred to as _______.

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Definitions:

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying previously encountered information, objects, or situations.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that allows individuals to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences, such as riding a bike.

Implicit Memory

a type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that uses the metaphor of a computer to describe how the human mind manages information through various processes including encoding, storage, and retrieval.