Chapter 4: Problem 1
In psychophysical research, the absolute threshold has been arbitrarily
defined as:
A. the stimulus intensity that can be detected
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Which school of painting applied the theory of feature analysis to canvas by building fiqures out of simple features? A. Kineticism B. Impressionism C. Surrealism D. Cubism
In their study of the influence of subliminal perception on attitudes, Krosnick and his colleagues (1992) found: A. absolutely no evidence of such influence. B. overwhelming evidence that subliminal stimuli can and do influence subjects' attitudes. C. that subliminal stimuli do not really exist. D. small but measureable effects.
The visual pathway that has been characterized as _______ travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the ______ travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes. A. the what pathway; the where pathway B. the where pathway; the what pathway C. the opponent process pathway; the trichromatic pathway D. the trichromatic pathway; the opponent process pathway
In what way(s) is the sense of taste like the sense of smell? A. There are four primary stimulus groups for both senses. B. Both systems are routed through the thalamus on the way to the cortex. C. The physical stimuli for both senses are chemical substances dissolved in fluid. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.
The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell's: A. blind spot. B. optic disk. C. opponent process field. D. receptive field.
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