The Key Characteristic of Aphasia Involves a Primary Disturbance in ________

question 115

Multiple Choice

The key characteristic of aphasia involves a primary disturbance in ________ as a result of brain damage.

• A) motivation to speak
• B) speech production and comprehension
• C) hearing
• D) the inference of emotion from speech
• E) map-reading and spatial understanding

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Definitions:

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