In the Iowa gambling task,participants with ventromedial damage:
A) seem more emotionally engaged in card selection than do normal individuals.
B) seem less emotionally engaged in card selection than do normal individuals.
C) respond faster,but with greater inaccuracy compared with normal individuals.
D) respond slower,but with greater inaccuracy compared with normal individuals.

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Participants with ventromedial damage seem less emotionally engaged in card selection than do normal individuals. This is because the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is responsible for processing emotions and its damage leads to a decreased emotional response.

In the Iowa Gambling Task,participants with Ventromedial Damage