Roseanne is suffering from hysterical blindness. She participates in a study and it is shown that she:

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Hysterical blindness is a functional blindness caused by psychological factors rather than physical damage to the eyes. People with hysterical blindness are able to see, but they are unaware of it because they have repressed the emotional trauma associated with the visual stimuli. Therefore, it is likely that Roseanne would respond to visual stimuli but be unaware that she did so. Option D is incorrect because it describes a different condition called blindsight. Option A is also unlikely because faking blindness for an extended period of time would be very difficult. Option B is possible but less likely since recent research suggests that even those with complete functional blindness may still have some awareness of visual stimuli on a subconscious level.

Roseanne Is Suffering from Hysterical Blindness