Donald is riding in the back seat of the family car. He looks out the window and sees a farmhouse in the distance. "Wow!" exclaims Donald, "That is one tiny farm house!" Having taken psychology, Donald's parents are concerned that Donald is not displaying the perceptual principle known as
A. size constancy.
B. shape constancy.
C. eye convergence.
D. retinal disparity.
Answer: A
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a. social loafing. b. a social dilemma. c. groupthink. d. social facilitation.
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a. Wanting to please his mother b. His need to solve his own identity crisis c. Coming to America at an early age d. His fluency in three languages
Which statement about sexual assault is true?
a. Victims provoke sexual assault when they dress provocatively. b. If a woman goes to someone's room, she assumes the risk of sexual assault. c. It's only rape if the victim puts up a fight and resists. d. None of these statements are true.
When aged mice were genetically engineered with an amyloid precursor protein mutation that increased plaques, ______.
A. LTP and spatial learning were impaired B. LTP and spatial learning were improved C. Activity in the parietal lobe was improved D. Activity in the parietal lobe was impaired