The Patient D

Multiple Choice

The patient D.F., studied by Goodale and Milner (1982) , had severe problems with object recognition. When presented with a circular block into which a slot had been cut,

A) D.F. was able to insert a card into the slot when asked to do so, even though she was unable to follow the instruction to orient the card so that it would fit.
B) D.F. was able to orient the card so that it would fit into the slot but was not able to insert the card into the slot when asked to do so.
C) D.F. was unable to deduce that this object could be used to contain slips of paper upon touching it.
D) D.F. was able to deduce that this object could be used to contain slips of paper but was unable to provide a name for the object upon touching it.