Patient RB

question 118

Multiple Choice

Patient R.B., who sustained brain damage while in cardiac arrest, exhibited profound anterograde amnesia. Which region of his brain was injured?

• A) field CA1 of the hippocampal formation
• B) the perirhinal cortex
• C) the parahippocampal cortex
• D) the amygdala
• E) the central nucleus of the amygdala

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Definitions:

Situational Cues

Environmental or contextual signals that influence an individual's behavior, perception, or decision-making in specific situations.

Heuristic Shortcuts

Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions, sometimes leading to cognitive biases.

Stereotyping Heuristic

A mental shortcut that allows individuals to make quick judgments about people or situations based on generalizations or stereotypes.

Representation Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut in which judgments are made based on how much one thing resembles another.