While shopping for new wallpaper for your child's bathroom, you are attracted to a very "busy" pattern of cartoon characters that are dancing all over the wall. Because there are multiple features to attend to in this stimulus,
which type of feature detectors are being stimulated in your eyes?
a. Complex cells
b. Fusiform cells
c. Simple cells
d. Hypercomplex cells
Answer: D
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It is sometimes possible to study processes that occur below the level of conscious awareness by using a:
a. marker variable. b. construct. c. theory. d. generalization.
Which of the following views capital punishments as morally appropriate?
a. the United States c. the European Community b. the United Nations d. Canada and Mexico
Which of the following is currently true of competency examinations?
A. They are generally conducted on an inpatient basis. B. Competency evaluations done by nonmedical professionals are not as trustworthy as those conducted by physicians. C. The presence of psychosis or mental retardation automatically leads one to declare a defendant incompetent. D. Inpatient evaluations are seldom necessary.
During his criminal parole hearing, the prosecuting attorney argues against Bob's early release. He re-introduces evidence from Bob's initial trial 20 years earlier, including a Rorschach Inkblot test that suggested he has "criminal tendencies." Which of the following describes the biggest problem with using these results as evidence?
A. Results from the Rorschach are only valid for a few years. B. The Rorschach has poor validity for predicting behavior. C. The Rorschach is outdated and no longer used by psychologists. D. He could have been hiding his true personality during the test.