Patients Who Have Experienced Damage to the Striate Cortex Sometimes

question 56

Multiple Choice

Patients who have experienced damage to the striate cortex sometimes show a phenomenon known as blind sight.In this case,most patients

• A)can consciously see where an object is but cannot identify it.
• B)can consciously report the identity of an object but not where it is located.
• C)are blind yet incorrectly report that they can see the identity and location of an object.
• D)often guess correctly in response to what they have seen or where an object is located even though they report that they cannot see it.

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Definitions:

Group Prototypicality

The extent to which a member or members of a group represent the average or ideal characteristics of that group, influencing their status and acceptance.

Leader Schemas

Cognitive structures that contain knowledge, beliefs, and expectations about what defines a leader.

Non-Stereotypical Leaders

Leaders who do not conform to the common stereotypes or preconceived notions of leadership.

Transactive Memory

A shared system for encoding, storing, and retrieving knowledge within a group, which allows for more efficient collaboration and information sharing.