Question

A patient in the hospital only eats food on one half of the plate. After turning the plate, the patient reacts with surprise that there is food on the plate. What is a possible cause of this attentional disorder ?

• A. Inattentional blindness
• B. Covert orienting
• C. Attentional capture
• D. Neglect syndrome

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Neglect syndrome

• Neglect syndrome occurs when damage to the brain causes a change or loss in the capacity of the spatial dimension of divided attention.
• Covert orientating is the act of focusing attention on an object or event without body or eye movement.
• Attentional capture occurs when attention is attracted by the motion of an object or stimulus.
• Inattentional blindness is the inability to recognize an unexpected object, event, or stimulus that is in ‘plain sight’. This is due to a psychological lapse in attention, rather than a defect or deficit in sensory perception.