Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Assertiveness, Counterfactual Thinking, Representativeness Heuristic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Taylor Kohut

Document Summary

A 29 year old man with an iq of 147 he was working on a master"s degree at trent. He sustained severe brain damage, leaving him unable to recognize things. He could see object but didn"t know what they were a condition known as visual agnosia. Psychologist gordon winocur met after he had been diagnosed with visual agnosia. It became apparent that chappell does recognize one thing: faces. He doesn"t recognize arms, legs, or feet. He doesn"t recognize faces that are upside down or sideways, but he does recognize faces that are upright. This ability probably makes him unique in the world. Winnocur paired up with two neuropsychologists and they found that kevin. Chappell ability to recognize faces extends to photographs of faces, caricatures, and cartoon faces. He can even recognize faces made up of objects although he isn"t able to recognize the objects themselves.