Which of the following is true of feature detectors?
A) They are external stimuli that have a high pitch.
B) They refer to neurons that fire in response to specific features of sensory stimuli.
C) They refer to visible light that triggers visual sensations.
D) They refer to hormones that are triggered in response to visual stimuli.
Question 2
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, a community living near the Arctic Circle 500 years ago without any contact with other societies was likely to have ascribed the characteristic of intelligence to someone who ____.
a. was good at negotiating deals with foreigners for goods and services
b. understood the medicinal value of many herbs and plants
c. was skilled at catching seals, fish, and small game
d. could calculate the square root of six-digit numbers in his head
Apparent and True Orbits of Alpha Centauri.
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Measuring the Activity of Feature Detection Cells
Use an Automated External Defibrillator
Frequency coding: how action potentials convey intensity of stimuli.
An Example of the Stimuli Used by Asch (1951)