Shanta 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.Shanta is displaying
A)sensory memory.
B)decay.
C)perseveration.
D)agnosia.

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Shanta's behavior is consistent with perseveration, which is a symptom of frontal lobe damage. Perseveration is the tendency to repeat a particular response or behavior even when it is no longer appropriate or productive. In this case, Shanta is perseverating on choosing the red object even though it is no longer the correct response. The other options (sensory memory, decay, agnosia) are not consistent with the described behavior.

Shanta Has Frontal Lobe Damage