Which of the Following Illustrates the Controversy About the Exact

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates the controversy about the exact details of the sad case of Phineas Gage?

• A) No one can really know the exact location of the brain damage since Gage was cremated and it was not possible to exhume his skull for scientific study.
• B) Because Gage died within three weeks of the accident it was not possible for his physicians to make long-term observations of the effect of the injury.
• C) Because Gage was paralyzed after his injury it was difficult to determine which aspects of his behaviour were due to the accident and which were due to depression.
• D) No one is really sure what Gage was like before his accident, and the doctors may have exaggerated the extent of his personality transformation.

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