Fiona Is Contemplating When She Learned About Her Grandmother's Sickness

question 43

Multiple Choice

Fiona is contemplating when she learned about her grandmother's sickness.She remembers how her father told her one morning at breakfast,and she wonders about all the other mornings that he must have wanted to tell her.What kind of thinking is Fiona engaging in?

• A) metacognition
• B) executive decision making
• C) mental set
• D) bounded rationality

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Definitions:

Scotomas

Partial loss of vision or a blind spot in an otherwise normal visual field.

Hemianopias

Hemianopias are a type of visual field loss on the same side of both eyes, resulting from damage to the visual pathways in the brain.

Nystagmus

An involuntary, rapid, and repetitive movement of the eyes, which can be horizontal, vertical, or rotary, often a symptom of an underlying health issue.

Agnosias

A category of disorders marked by the inability to recognize and identify objects or persons, despite having knowledge of the characteristics of those objects or persons.