During halftime of a University of Illinois football game,the marching band members stand next to each other to form the shape of a large letter "I." Bob looks on and says,"All I see is a bunch of individual people standing together." In other words,he cannot see how they collectively form a single large letter.Most likely,Bob has ____.

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Simultanagnosia is a visual processing disorder that affects the ability to perceive multiple visual details or objects simultaneously. In this case, Bob is unable to see the collective shape of the band due to his difficulty perceiving multiple visual elements at the same time. This makes option B the best choice for explaining Bob's observation. The other options, prosopagnosia, apraxia, and alexia without agraphia, all relate to different types of cognitive or neurological disorders that do not fit the scenario described in the question.

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