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Which of the following definitions best describes distress?
 
  a. a state of physical or mental pain or suffering
  b. annoyances of daily life that impose a stressful burden c. continuing or lingering sources of stress
  d. pressure or demand placed on an organism to adjust or adapt to environmental demands e. a state of tension brought about by opposing motives operating simultaneously

Question 2

Regarding perceptual processing, which of the following statements is FALSE?
 
  a. The human brain is more efficient than computer systems at facial recognition.
  b. Facial recognition is an example of bottom-up processing.
  c. Top-down processing helps explain why humans can recognize handwriting of all different styles.
  d. Top-down processing is based on acquired experience and knowledge with patterns.
  e. Both top-down and bottom-up processing are ways the brain recognized meaningful patterns.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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