A neurologist measured a woman's ability to form visual images after brain damage to her visual cortex. He observed that the visual images she could form were severely reduced in size. After describing her imagery ability and the extent of her brain damage, the neurologist concluded that the woman's reduced ability to form visual images was related to the brain damage. The kind of evidence being offered is from a(n):
A) field study.
B) anecdote.
C) case study.
D) quasi-experiment.

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A case study is a detailed examination of an individual, often used in medical or psychological research to gain insight into a particular condition or phenomenon. In this case, the neurologist is examining one woman's ability to form visual images after brain damage, making it a case study. It is not a field study, which would involve observing and collecting data in natural settings; it is not an anecdote, which is a brief, personal account of an event; and it is not a quasi-experiment, which involves manipulating one variable and observing its effects, as there is no manipulation of variables in this case study.

A Neurologist Measured a Woman's Ability to Form Visual Images