Reid is performing military presses at the gym. The exercise is too easy. Reid adds
weight until he notices an increase in resistance. He then performs another set of
presses. In this example, Reid is finding a(n) ____
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Reid is performing military presses at the gym. The exercise is too easy. Reid adds
weight until he notices an increase in resistance. He then performs another set of
presses. In this example, Reid is finding a(n) _____ threshold.
Selected Answer:
difference
Question 2
0.4 out of 0.4 points
Weber's law applies to:
Selected Answer:
Correct difference thresholds.
Question 3
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Subliminal stimuli occur _____ the absolute threshold.
Answers:
Correct below
0 out of 0.4 points
In one study cited in the text, Krosnick et al. (2011) showed people briefly flashed
pleasant or unpleasant pictures. They then rated pictures of faces. In this study, face
ratings are a(n) _____ variable.
Selected Answer:
Incorrect experimental
Answers:
experimental
independent
control
Correct dependent
Question 5
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With respect to their potential effects, subliminal stimuli have:
Selected Answer:
Incorrect few if any effects on mood and behavior.
Answers:
Correct brief effects on mood.
lasting effects on behavior.
lasting effects on thought and behavior.
few if any effects on mood and behavior.
Question 6
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Pat turns to look directly at a brightly colored bird her friend has spotted in the
garden. Pat is ensuring that the bird's image falls directly on her:
Selected Answer:
Correct fovea.
Answers:
iris.
rods.
cornea.
Correct fovea.
Question 7
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The axons of the _____ form the optic nerve.
Selected Answer:
Correct ganglion cells
Question 8
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In the visual cortex, _____ respond to basic elements of an image, such as line
orientation.
Correct feature detectors
Question 9
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Among European-Americans, color-deficient vision is _____ times as common in men
as in women.
Selected Answer:
Correct nearly 10
Question 10
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Jordan cannot distinguish red from green. His color deficiency is shared by _____% of
European-American men.
Selected Answer:
Correct 8
Question 11
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According to _____, the location of neural activity on the cochlea drives the perception
of the pitch of high-frequency sounds.
Correct place theory
Question 12
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Place theory is to frequency theory as _____ sounds are to _____ sounds.
Selected Answer:
Incorrect high-amplitude; low-amplitude
Answers:
Correct high-frequency; low-frequency
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