Final answer:
A patient with difficulty understanding incoming language is experiencing option a)Receptive Aphasia, which affects language comprehension ability.
Step-by-step explanation:
When a patient does not understand incoming language, he is said to have a) Receptive Aphasia.
This condition, also known as Wernicke's aphasia, is characterized by the loss of the ability to understand received language, whether it is spoken or given in written form. If a patient responds to the question "What is your name?" with a look of incomprehension, it suggests that the major language area affected is associated with comprehension, indicating Receptive Aphasia.