At first you assumed something about the patient, and then you were informed and saw things in a different light, or a new perspective.
This demonstrates learning through modeling.
Alphonse's brother here acts as his model - he is observing what the brother is doing, and learning about what he should do based on his brother's actions. So, if he repeats everything his brother did, then Alphonse will learn how to shovel the driveway as well.
Being cognitively impaired indeed reduces our ability to receive information from our senses, but not only that and more importantly, being cognitively impaired reduces our ability of processing and working with information that we have in our minds. A way to help with cognitive impairment is to be cognitively active on a regular basis together with eating a healthy diet and moving enough.
Never leaving a car running in a garage
Answer:
no, if you do you should probably get them checked so they aren't dangerous.