Damasio and Colleagues (1996)were Confident That Their Results Were Specific

question 25

Multiple Choice

Damasio and colleagues (1996) were confident that their results were specific to word retrieval processes rather than involving a general object recognition problem because

• A)all of the patients in the study had brain lesions limited to the left hemisphere.
• B)all of the patients in the study had already been diagnosed with some form of visual agnosia.
• C)responses were included in scoring the naming task only if the patients could describe features of the item other than its name.
• D)responses were included in scoring the naming task only if the patients could accurately copy and draw the stimulus items.

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