The captain of a small fishing boat complains that on exceptionally clear days distances are harder to judge

This is probably due to the loss of which depth cue?
a. accommodation
b. relative size
c. aerial perspective
d. convergence


ANSWER: c

Psychology

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a. exothermic b. exogenous c. interpersonal d. internal

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Some investigators suggest that genetic influences on personality may not be seen unless a unique combination of more than one gene is inherited. Researchers refer to these complex influences as ________ effects

A. interactive B. nonadditive C. multiple-gene D. compound

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Jillian had a dream in which she fell from an airplane and landed on a cloud that turned into a sandy beach by an orange lake. According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, the sudden, bizarre changes in settings that took place in Jillian's dream represent:

a. the manifest content of the dream b. an interpretation of random neural activity in the hindbrain c. the latent content of the dream d. a psychic premonition of future events

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If you ask your best friend to review a couple of pages of your term paper, and she agrees, she will be more likely to also agree to read your whole 15-page paper due to the foot-in-the-door effect

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology