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Which of the following is the process of detecting environmental stimuli and converting them into signals that can be detected by the nervous system
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Which of the following is the best definition for ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD
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Which of the following is the process of detecting environmental stimuli and converting them into signals that can be detected by the nervous system sensations
Which of the following is the best definition for ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD The lowest strength of a stimulus that a person can detect 50% of the time
The fact that Helena can recognize her teacher back home more easily than in Paris best demonstrates what concept Perceptual set
eye-to-brain pathway of vision Retina, optic nerve, thalamus, occipital lobe
best example of synesthesia? Anastasia sees swirls of color when she hears music because stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to the experience of another sensation.
Denise has damaged her auditory nerve and now has difficulty understanding what people are saying. Which of the following descriptions explains how that damage impairs her hearing Sound messages fail to be transmitted directly to the brain.
Marlene had an infection that led to deafness in her left ear. Which of the following will be the most likely impact of losing her hearing in her left ear She will have trouble locating the source of sounds.
Human tactile sense is actually a mix of which of the following distinct skin senses Pressure, warmth, cold, pain
According to the gate control theory of pain, which of the following contains a neurological gate that controls the transmission of pain messages to the brain? The spinal cord
what is a type of biological predisposition taste aversion
The best example of a biological predisposition to learning is which of the following After Ted got sick from eating sushi from the deli, he became nauseous whenever he thought of eating sushi.
Dr. Sampson follows the structuralist school of thought. Her techniques would most likely include presenting a participant with an object, such as a can of soda, and having the subject report his or her perceptions or experience of the can
presenting a participant with an object, such as a can of soda, and having the subject report his or her perceptions or experience of the can is an example of introspection
what is an control condition the standard condition against which other, new, conditions can be measured.
experiment shows cause and effect
The benefit of using inferential statistics is that it allows a researcher to make generalizations about a population
What effect do agonists have They increase the likelihood that a postsynaptic neuron will fire.
In his study, participants focused on a dot in the center of a computer screen and objects are presented in either the left or right visual field. After seeing the object, the participants named the object. cause the connection between the right visual cortex and language center has been severed, split-brain patients are not able to retrieve the name of objects seen in the left visual field.
what is creative intelligence using one’s prior experiences to help solve new problems.
Reliability is crucial to establishing validity
reward learning opreant conditioning
Over the course of the week, the researchers observed the gross and fine motor skills of all the children. After reviewing the data, the researchers were able to conclude that young children master gross motor skills more quickly than fine motor skills
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development? Jimmy, an infant, is learning about the world by exploring with his hands and his mouth.
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