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Psy Exam

Module 11-12

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Experiencing sudden pain is to _______ as recognizing that you are suffering a heart attack is to ________. sensation; perception sensation; perception
The impact of boredom and fatigue on people's absolute thresholds is highlighted by: signal detection theory.
Drivers have been observed to detect traffic signals more slowly if they are also conversing on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of: selective attention.
Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates: top-down processing.
Damage to a region of the temporal lobe essential to recognizing faces results in a condition known as: prosopagnosia.
Which of the following is most notable for its short-term effects on thinking? subliminal stimulation
The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This best illustrates: Weber's law.
Selective attention is best illustrated by: change blindness.
Visible lights have ________ wavelengths than radio waves and _______ wavelengths than X-rays. shorter; longer
The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the: fovea.
Visual information is processed by ganglion cells ________ it is processed by rods and cones and ________ it is processed by bipolar cells. after; after
Some stroke victims lose the capacity to perceive motion but retain the capacity to perceive shapes and colors. These peculiar visual disabilities best illustrate our normal capacity for: parallel processing.
Which of the following activities most clearly takes place in the rods and cones? sensory transduction
Damage to the fovea would have the greatest effect on: visual acuity.
The phenomenon of blindsight best illustrates that visual information can be processed without: conscious awareness.
Even with sunglasses on, grass appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates: color constancy.
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