A woman is unable to process any visual information in a sensible manner. Although her eyes work fine and her brain processes the visual material so that she can "see," her brain processes
The visual material in a fragmented manner so she is unable to make any sense out of what she
Sees. This woman is suffering from ______.
A) Pick's disease
B) Wernicke's syndrome
C) agnosia
D) aphasia

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This woman is suffering from agnosia, which is a condition where a person is unable to recognize and interpret sensory information correctly, despite having intact sensory organs and normal primary sensory processing. In this case, the woman's visual agnosia is causing her to perceive visual information in a fragmented manner, making it difficult for her to understand what she sees. Pick's disease (A) is a type of dementia that affects behavior, language, and emotions, but it does not necessarily involve sensory processing. Wernicke's syndrome (B) is a type of neurological disorder that affects language comprehension, but it does not necessarily involve visual processing. Aphasia (D) is a broad term for language impairments that can result from brain damage, but it does not necessarily involve sensory processing.

A Woman Is Unable to Process Any Visual Information in a Sensible