What condition does Oliver Sacks suffer from?

Understanding Oliver Sacks and the Human Mind

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SUZANNE BOTTLIK
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Dyslexia
Hyperthymesia
Aphasia
Prosopagnosia
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What is prosopagnosia also known as?
Memory loss
Sound blindness
Face blindness
Color blindness
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What aspect of brain function does Oliver Sacks' condition illustrate?
Neurogenesis
Brain plasticity
Localized brain function
Synaptic pruning
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is interpreting stimuli, perception is receiving stimuli.
Sensation is a conscious process, perception is unconscious.
Sensation is receiving stimuli, perception is interpreting stimuli.
There is no difference; they are the same.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the Absolute Threshold of Sensation?
The maximum stimulation needed to register a stimulus.
The average stimulation needed to feel a stimulus.
The constant stimulation needed to recognize a stimulus.
The minimum stimulation needed to register a stimulus 50% of the time.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does Signal Detection Theory predict?
The speed of neural responses.
The ability to recognize faces.
How and when a person will detect a weak stimulus.
The strength of a stimulus.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is sensory adaptation?
The ability to see in the dark.
Adjusting to the strength of a stimulus over time.
Ignoring constant stimuli.
Detecting changes in stimulus intensity.
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