The nurse places a key in the hand of a patient and he identifies it as a penny. What term would the nurse use to describe this finding?

A) Extinction
B) Stereognosis
C) Graphesthesia
D) Tactile discrimination

Stereognosis

Stereognosis is the ability to perceive and recognize the form of an object by touch.

Tactile Discrimination

The ability to perceive and distinguish the details of an object, such as texture or temperature, by touch.

Extinction

In psychology, the process by which a previously learned behavior diminishes or disappears when it is no longer reinforced.