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Question 131

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If an adult develops cataracts, his or her

A) absolute threshold for light is likely to increase.
B) difference threshold for light is likely to decrease.
C) absolute threshold for light is likely to decrease.
D) difference threshold for light is likely to remain unchanged.

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Question 132

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Who best illustrated that the perceived whole differs from the sum of its parts?

A) evolutionary psychologists
B) Parapsychologists
C) Behaviorists
D) Gestalt psychologists

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Question 133

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Thousands of controlled experiments indicate that

The mechanical system or chain reaction of vibrations triggered by sound waves are transformed into neural impulses by

Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to ________ as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to ________.

The interconnection of brain circuits that process sensory experiences with brain circuits responsible for abstract thinking contributes to what psychologists call

Which theory assumes that top-down processing can influence a person's absolute threshold for a particular stimulus?

Most color-deficient people will probably

Infants who were exposed to the visual cliff

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of

The volley principle is particularly relevant to the ________ theory.

Adults who are born blind but later have their vision restored

Jennifer can tune her guitar more effectively than Maria because Jennifer is better at detecting whether specific strings are playing too sharp or too flat. With respect to tone sensitivity, Maria apparently has a ________ threshold than does Jennifer.

After suffering stroke damage to specific areas of her brain, Mrs. M. cannot visually perceive the motion of objects, though she can visually perceive their form, color, and depth. Her experience best illustrates the role of ________ in visual perception.

Men's hearing tends to be ________ acute than women's, and women are ________ pain sensitive than men.

After a photo of nude man or woman was flashed and immediately masked before being perceived, people's attention was unconsciously drawn to images in a way that reflected their

Jody's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what is known as

People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrates the importance of

According to the opponent-process theory

The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called