A disruption of the ability to process a particular kind of information,such as difficulty recognizing an object by sight but not by touch,is known as:
A)retrograde amnesia.
B)functional amnesia.
C)anterograde amnesia..
D)agnosia.

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Agnosia is a disruption of the ability to process a particular kind of information. It is a neurological disorder and can manifest in various forms such as visual agnosia, auditory agnosia, etc. The other options such as retrograde amnesia, functional amnesia, and anterograde amnesia have to do with memory impairment and not with difficulty in processing particular types of information.

A Disruption of the Ability to Process a Particular Kind