Compared to a low photoreceptor-to-ganglion-cell ratio, a high ratio would __________.
A. result in clearer vision
B. result in more precise eye movements
C. result in less precise vision
D. create greater processing of color
Answer: C
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A) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. B) Perception is based more on what we do not see than on what we do see. C) Perception is part sensory experience, and part judgment. D) No two people will perceive a stimulus in the exact same way.
While Dr. Jackson is recording the activity of a squid axon, he finds that a larger depolarizing shock is necessary on occasion in order to produce a new action potential. What is the most likely explanation for Dr. Jackson's observations?
A. The squid axon is such an artificial laboratory preparation, it cannot be expected to respond like an axon in a living animal. B. Dr. Jackson's second shock probably occurs during a relative refractory period. C. Dr. Jackson's second shock probably occurs during an absolute refractory period. D. The squid axon in the laboratory does not have functioning sodium-potassium pumps.
In which social institution does this vignette occur?
Jean's best friend, Janet, recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides in Jean that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former coworkers, that they have bad attitudes on the job, and that she doesn't know how to handle them now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more. A) economy and work B) politics C) family D) religion
One struggle dualists had was explaining how ______.
A. the physical brain could account for mental processes B. a nonphysical mind could influence a physical body C. positive and negative processes could control one brain D. observations of the mind could be reconciled with brain measurements