The process of detecting physical energies with the sensory organs is called
a. sensation.
b. perception.
c. adaptation.
d. cognition.
a
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In the paired-associate method, a. participants memorize a list of nonsense syllables and must recall them in the same order as they appeared on the list
b. participants must memorize a list of words and then recall them in whatever order they can. c. participants are asked to generate a list of words associated with a word presented to them by the experimenter. d. participants learn pairs of words (e.g., light – car) and are later asked to recall the second word of each pair (e.g., car) after being presented with the first word of the pair (e.g., light).
Experiments on the influence of others on the autokinetic phenomenon have shown that
a. the phenomenon cannot be influenced by biased reports. b. the phenomenon can be influenced by biased reports. c. When told that the light would move in a certain direction, people no longer perceived the light as moving at all. d. the reports of others have no influence on one's perception of the illusion.
Factors that distort how an independent variable affects a dependent variable in an experiment are referred to as
A. experimental bias. B. placebo effects. C. participant bias. D. double-blinds.
What is the term used to describe the fetus's likelihood of surviving outside of the uterus?
a. survival index b. Apgar Score c. Braxton Hicks d. viability