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) the central executive.

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Shanta is displaying perseveration, which is a tendency to repeat a particular response or behavior regardless of feedback or changes in the environment. This is a common symptom of frontal lobe damage, which is responsible for executive functions like inhibiting responses and switching tasks.

Shanta Has Frontal Lobe Damage