One of the Hypotheses to Explain Why Blindsight Occurs Is

question 51

Multiple Choice

One of the hypotheses to explain why blindsight occurs is ______.

• A)patients are being deliberatively misleading about their abilities
• B)intact pathways to the superior colliculus allow patients to respond to visual stimuli
• C)the patients mistakenly infer that information from audition and touch really came from visual processing
• D)the subjective blindness is due to damage to the macula of the retina

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Definitions:

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