Patient P.F.was tasked with designing a new lab space.His inability to actually generate a new architectural lab design for over two hours after being presented with the problem suggests that his right-hemisphere lesion to the prefrontal cortex affected his ability to engage with ______.

A) ill-defined problems
B) well-defined problems
C) expert systems
D) critical thinking

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Taqdees Zahira · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The right hemisphere of the prefrontal cortex is associated with creative thinking, spatial awareness, and the ability to deal with ambiguous or ill-defined problems. P.F.'s difficulty in generating a new architectural design, an inherently creative and spatial task that often involves ambiguous or ill-defined parameters, suggests an impairment in dealing with ill-defined problems due to the lesion.

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