In a now classic study,Tranel and Damasio found that prosopagnosics
A) were also agnostic.
B) displayed appropriate galvanic skin responses to familiar faces they could not consciously recognize.
C) did not display galvanic skin responses to faces they could consciously recognize.
D) could consciously recognize faces if they were familiar.
E) both C and D

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Tranel and Damasio's study on prosopagnosia (face blindness) showed that individuals with this condition displayed appropriate galvanic skin responses (indicative of emotional or recognitional responses) to familiar faces even though they could not consciously recognize those faces. This suggests that some level of recognition or emotional response to familiar faces occurs at a subconscious level in prosopagnosics.

In a Now Classic Study,Tranel and Damasio Found That Prosopagnosics