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As I am walking to my PSYC 101 final exam, a woman, holding her ipod, stops me on the street and asks me "where is the McGill metro stop?".
While looking at my phone, to make sure I am giving her the right information, I tell her very clearly and audibly that it is down the street.
She answers that she doesn't hear what I am saying. I therefore assume that she ____________(1).
I therefore write the information onto my phone so that she can read it. Unfortunately, she again seems to be unable to understand, as she also probably has ___________(2).
What can I do so that she will get the info? (3)
Alternatives
| Option | Alternative | First answers  |
Confirmed answers  |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
(1) has Wernicke's aphasia - due to damage in Wernicke's area (2) Pure alexia - due to damage in the VWFA (3) Repeat what I said louder - she just didn't hear me the first time around. |
2 (1.94%) |
0 (0.00%) |
| B |
(1) has Transcortical sensory aphasia - due to damage in posterior language area (2) Pure dyslexia - due to damage in the VWFA (3) Look at her while I repeat my sentence. She will be able to read my lips. |
10 (9.71%) |
0 (0.00%) |
| C |
(1) is deaf. (2) Pure dyslexia - due to damage in her primary visual cortex (3) Repeat what I said louder - she just didn't hear me the first time around. |
3 (2.91%) |
0 (0.00%) |
| D |
(1) has Pure word deafness - due to damage in Wernicke's area (2) Pure alexia - due to damage in the VWFA (3) Look at her while I repeat my sentence. She will be able to read my lips. |
77 (74.76%) |
32 (100.00%) |
| E |
(1) has Pure word deafness - due to damage in the posterior language area (2) Pure alexia - due to damage in her visual association cortex (3) Spell out the information letter by letter |
11 (10.68%) |
0 (0.00%) |
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(1) - The woman is clearly not deaf as she has an ipod so was listening to music.
She says that she doesn't hear what I am saying because she has pure word deafness. This is a problem due to damage in Wernicke's area, the area responsible for recognizing words.
(2) - pure alexia (and not pure dyslexia) is due to damage in the VWFA
(3) - people with pure word deafness can read on your lips