In a study where researchers asked adult subjects to rate the attractiveness of facial images flashed before them, the images were flashed so quickly, subjects reported they could not see the faces and were simply guessing in their assessments
Nevertheless, subjects accurately rated the attractiveness of the faces. This suggests that ____.
a. the brain processes images of beauty through higher-order cognition
b. images of beauty are processed automatically in the brain
c. visual acuity is more accurate for attractive images, than for unattractive images
d. the autonomic nervous system plays a large role in processing beauty images
ANS: B
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a. binding the feet b. torturing the victim by suffocation c. oxygen deprivation through hanging or strangulation d. masturbating to unconsciousness
Helena belongs to a group that strives to eliminate or reduce abortions. She and some members of her church are regularly featured on television giving their views on how abortion undermines the gift of life. Helena is typically a _____ activist.
A. Sangerite B. Sorosian C. pro-life D. pro-choice
What was Kinsey's view regarding bisexuality?
A. He considered bisexuality to be the result of repressed fantasies. B. He considered bisexuality to be normal. C. He considered bisexuality to be the result of chromosomal defect. D. He considered bisexuality to be a type of perversion. E. He considered bisexuality to be a curable disease.
With respect to their sampling procedures, Masters and Johnson
A. recruited participants exclusively from special populations of their interest. B. did not use a random sample of the population of the United States. C. assumed that random sampling was necessary. D. studied the same males who participated in the Kinsey studies.