In perceiving the "real" object in the environment, what we wish to perceive is the ________ stimulus, whereas the stimulus from which we must derive our information is the ________ stimulus
a. distal; proximal
b. proximal; distal
c. distal; differential
d. proximal; differential
Answer: a. distal; proximal
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the treatment of antisocial personality disorder and related antisocial behaviors? a. Patients are generally willing participants in their therapy
b. Most patients refer themselves for treatment because they recognize that they have a problem. c. There has been greater success in reducing antisocial behavior in children than in adults. d. Therapy is successful in about half of the cases treated.
Hubel and Wiesel discovered that the neutral circuits within a module in the primary
visual cortex responded a. similarly to all stimuli. b. to the movement, direction, orientation, color, and width of lines. c. to different shapes, sizes, and colors of block-like stimuli. d. to all features of the retinal image. e. sequentially with the most important features of the stimulus processed first.
What percentage of children live within a 30-minute drive of their parents?
a) 45 percent b) 60 percent c) 75 percent d) 90 percent
You woke up late and are far behind at work. When you reach the end of your rope, you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect. This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance, which you are most likely to reduce by
a. apologizing to the secretary and bringing him back flowers from your lunch break. b. thinking about all the irresponsible or inept things he's ever done. c. revising your self-concept, resigning yourself to acting capriciously mean. d. engaging in self-verification by "confessing" your bad behavior to a colleague.