You are testing a patient with bilateral injury to the lateral prefrontal cortex on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.After she successfully learns that the sorting rule is based on color,you change the required sorting strategy to another stimulus dimension: shape.Which of the following best describes the way this participant will respond to the change in sorting strategy?
A)She will begin sorting according to shape after a brief period of trial and error.
B)She will begin sorting according to numerosity after a brief period of trial and error.
C)She will continue to sort according to color,despite error feedback from the experimenter.
D)She will begin to sort the cards somewhat randomly,using the shape strategy on some trials and sorting by numerosity on other trials.

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Patients with lateral prefrontal cortex damage have difficulty shifting their attention from one dimension to another. Therefore, despite feedback indicating that the sorting strategy has changed, the patient will continue to sort according to the previously learned dimension (in this case, color).

You Are Testing a Patient with Bilateral Injury to the Lateral