A person with a damaged visual association area may be unable to interpret visual information such as recognizing faces or objects. What is this condition called?

• A. Aphasia
• B. Hemianopia
• C. Color blindness
• D. Visual agnosia

Answer: (D)

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1. Understand that the question is asking about a condition where a person cannot interpret visual information despite having intact vision.
2. Recall that the visual association area is responsible for processing and interpreting visual stimuli, such as recognizing faces and objects.
3. Identify that damage to this area leads to difficulty in recognizing or interpreting visual information, which is different from problems with seeing itself.
4. Review the options: Aphasia relates to language difficulties, Hemianopia involves loss of half the visual field, and Color blindness is the inability to perceive colors correctly.
5. Conclude that the condition where a person cannot interpret visual information due to damage in the visual association area is called Visual agnosia.