Psychology

The illusion that is particularly powerful for most people who live in a world with lots of ...

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The idea that pain signals must pass through a type of "doorway" in the spinal cord is referred to ...

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The gestalt principle of proximity is the tendency to ________.

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The frequency theory of pitch was developed by ________.

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The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they ________.

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The average threshold for human hearing is the tick of a watch from ________ feet away under very ...

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The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is ________.

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Suppose you're driving on a two-lane road on a very snowy night where the divider cannot be seen. ...

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Suppose Marta is painting while the sun is setting; once she notices that the room is getting ...

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Sensory receptors are specialized forms of what kind of cell in the nervous system?

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Perception of _____ is to the gustatory cortex, as _____ is to the somatosensory cortex.

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Our eyes don't adapt completely to a repeated visual stimulus because ________.

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One of your mother's siblings puts together awful-looking colors when getting dressed. Who is this ...

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Natasha is learning ballet and is just starting on high-speed spins. Her teacher tells her that to ...

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Maricella always uses less seasoning on her food than do the other members of her family. Her sister ...

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Marcellus has been diagnosed since childhood with a condition called CIPA, which stands for ...

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In nerve hearing impairment, the problem lies in ________.

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If an artist were to blend red, yellow, and blue paints together, the result would look ________.

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If a person hears a tone of 300 Hz, three groups of neurons take turns sending the message to the ...

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Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which ...

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Analyzing smaller features and building up to a complete perception is called ________.

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An alien from outer space was just captured. Scientists take turns examining the creature. At a ...

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All of the following are considered "traditional" tastes EXCEPT:

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According to the opponent-process theory, if you stare at a red star for a while (e.g., 60 seconds), ...

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A sound mixer, impressed by the new equipment that was just installed in his recording studio, says ...

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