Chantal has frontal lobe damage. She is doing a problem-solving task in which she has to choose the red object out of many choices. She can easily complete this repeatedly, but when the experimenter asks her to choose the blue object on a new trial of the task, she continues to choose the red one, even when the experimenter gives her feedback that she is incorrect. Chantal is displaying
A) sensory memory.
B) decay.
C) perseveration.
D) agnosia.

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Chantal's behavior is characteristic of perseveration, which is a difficulty in switching from one task or response to another after the previous response has become irrelevant or inappropriate. This is a common symptom of frontal lobe damage, which can also lead to difficulties in planning, decision-making, and inhibiting inappropriate responses. Sensory memory refers to the brief storage of sensory information, decay refers to the loss of information over time, and agnosia refers to a difficulty in recognizing familiar objects or stimuli. None of these terms accurately describe Chantal's behavior in this scenario.

Chantal Has Frontal Lobe Damage