After Her Stroke, Janet Has Trouble Understanding and Following Social

question 115

Multiple Choice

 After her stroke, Janet has trouble understanding and following social norms and making distinctions between her own behavior and that of other people. It is most likely that her stroke affected her

• A) superior temporal cortex.
• B) medial prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortices.
• C) amygdala.
• D) cortex at the junction of the temporal and parietal lobes.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Amnesia

The inability to recall old information because of the interference of new information learned.

Retrograde Amnesia

A condition where individuals lose memories for events that occurred before a specific incident, typically an injury or illness.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A method of memorization where information is thought about in a detailed way, creating associations between the new information and existing memory.

Immediate Application

The direct use of acquired knowledge or skills to a situation or problem without delay.