The observation that a person with ________ cannot understand speech but can infer emotion from ________ suggests that word recognition and emotional vocal recognition are independent functions.
A) pure word deafness; body posture
B) Broca's aphasia; use of emotional words
C) affective blindsight; body posture
D) pure word deafness; tone of voice
E) word deafness; use of emotional words

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Pure word deafness is a condition in which a person is unable to recognize spoken words but can comprehend nonverbal sounds. The ability to infer emotion from tone of voice suggests that emotional vocal recognition is a separate function from word recognition.

The Observation That a Person with ________ Cannot Understand Speech