What is meant by the term blindsight?
a. Someone who has total damage to the eyes has learned to identify colors by touch.
b. Someone can in fact see the shape of objects, even in total darkness
After her mother died, young Shen-Li had trouble falling asleep at night and would spend hours fussing. When her father put a scarf that smelled of her mother's perfume in Shen-Li's crib, she quickly settled down and fell asleep. Which of the following played a role in the girl's emotions being calmed by her mother's scent?
After a night of eating a gallon of ice cream and potato chips, Stephen takes laxatives to purge the ingested food from his body. Stephen, like many others who suffer from bulimia nervosa, is likely to feel what after purging?
Ellen was kicked by a horse as a child. She now has a severe fear of horses. Even pictures of horses can make her sweat and feel anxious. Ellen's behaviour demonstrates:
Polina participated in a short-term memory experiment. The experimenter read aloud a list of twenty objects, and Polina had to mentally rate how effective each object would be if she was stranded on a deserted island. The experimenter then asked her to count backward by threes from one hundred. This task, known as __________, ensures Polina does not rehearse the information to keep it in her short-term memory.
A person who takes a humanistic approach to understanding mental health disorders is most likely to argue that mental health disorders develop because:
Lillian sees a store sign that says CL_ ED. Due to the Gestalt law of ________, Lillian knows the store is closed even though the sign is missing letters.
You overhear Brent talking with David. But the only thing you hear is David saying, "They all have wings.". You ask Brent for a clarification and he says, "A bird, a plane, and a butterfly.". Then you realize that they're: