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.
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.

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Goodale and Milner (1982) found that 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. This suggests that D.F. was able to perceive the slot and understand its function, but was unable to integrate this information with her knowledge of block orientation and shape to complete the task effectively.

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