People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called __________

a) top-down processing.
b) telepathy.
c) bottom-up processing.
d) a perceptual set.


d

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A. REM paralysis B. The inhibitory muscle effect C. Sleep paralysis D. The consciousness lag effect

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When children are encouraged to write, inventing the spelling, to communicate their ideas and emotions, the ______ approach to learning to read is being used

Fill in the blank with correct word

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Gary Ramona successfully sued

A. Cardinal Bernardin for molesting him as a child. B. the state of California for convicting him of murder based on his daughter's recovered memories. C. two therapists for convincing him to confess to a crime he hadn't committed. D. two therapists for implanting false memories of abuse in his daughter.

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When a rod absorbs a photon of light, retinal changes from the

A. 11-cis form to the all-trans form and merges with opsin to form rhodopsin. B. all-trans form to the 11-cis form and merges with opsin to form rhodopsin. C. 11-cis form to the all-trans form, and the rhodopsin molecule breaks apart. D. all-trans form to the 11-cis form, and the rhodopsin molecule breaks apart.

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