Multiple Choice
Research on the effects of prefrontal lobe damage on gambling tasks suggests that the radical personality changes exhibited by Phineas Gage after his injury may have been due to a(n) :
A) insensitivity to the future consequences of his behaviour.
B) reduced sensitivity to pleasurable stimuli.
C) inability to experience negative emotions associated with losses.
D) insensitivity to the immediate consequences of his behaviour.
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