Question

Kevitt was in a motorcycle accident that left him unable to recognize and discriminate objects visually. When his therapist tosses a crumpled piece of paper toward his head he can move out of the way but he cannot identify the tossed object. Kevitt is demonstrating the phenomenon known as:A. selective attention.B. blindsight.C. inattention blindness.D. change blindness.

Answer 1

B. blindsight

Step-by-step explanation:

Blindsight is a phenomenon which describes the ability of an individual to be able to respond to visual stimuli or information that do not see consciously. The individual acts on a visual stimulus, but cannot see it. This occurs when the primary visual cortex of the brain, that processes visual information, is damaged.

Kevitt’s inability to recognize and discriminate objects visually most likely must have been caused by a damage to the primary visual cortex of his brain from the accident he had. This is what causes blindsight.