After sustaining a head injury,Miss Geist went to the blackboard in class and started to use her finger as though it were a piece of chalk.When Elton gave her a piece of chalk,she did not know what to do with it.Miss Geist seems to have ____ apraxia.

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Miss Geist's behavior of trying to write on the board with her finger suggests that she knows what to do, but she is unable to execute it properly, indicating ideomotor apraxia. This type of apraxia affects the ability to perform learned movements, such as using a tool or gesture, despite knowing what the task is. It is not related to language comprehension or expression (receptive or expressive) or understanding the concept of a task (ideational).

After Sustaining a Head Injury,Miss Geist Went to the Blackboard