Card 31 / 54: A neurologist claims the patient she is studying has a brain injury that selectively impaired him in language pragmatics. Assuming the patient behaves in the following ways, which would make you skeptical about the neurologist's interpretation?
A)
The patient often confuses the meanings of words.
B)
The patient answers every question literally.
C)
The patient prefers slapstick humor to witty repartee.
D)
The patient has trouble understanding idioms.
Answer:
A) The patient often confuses the meanings of words.
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Prof.John GabrieliNeuroscientist
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
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