Question

Jarod was in a motorcycle accident that left him unable to recognize and discriminate objects visually. when his therapist tosses a crumpled piece of paper toward his head he can move out of the way but he cannot identify the tossed object. jarod is demonstrating the phenomenon known as:

Answer 1

This is a known activation of the flight or fight response which is a physiological reaction to the sensing of an impending harm. Though Jared can't discern what object is coming at him, he knows there is an object coming at him. Because of that, his flight or fight response initiates a muscle memory reaction that causes him to dodge.