When you look out your window, you see your neighbor walking towards you. Her image on your retina becomes "bigger," but you know that she is not actually growing bigger as she walks towards you. In your mind, she remains constant due to _____________.
a. color constancy
b. size constancy
c. shape constancy
d. lightness constancy
Answer: b. size constancy
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a. ?women b. ?African-Americans c. ?Jews d. ?white me e. ?all psychologists
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A. phase B. azimuth C. elevation D. distance
School breakfast programs make sure children aren't hungry so that they will be interested and able to focus on learning and academic achievement. The view of motivation that is most similar to this is:
a. incentive motivation theory b. Schacter and Singer's two-factor theory c. intrinsic motivation theory d. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Jake, a convenience store cashier, was extremely afraid when he was held up at gunpoint. The robbery took several minutes, there was little distance between him and the robber, and the lighting was good
Why is it that Jake had trouble remembering details about the crime? a. Men tend to remember fewer details of events than women. b. Jake is not very intelligent. c. Jake did not get a good look at the robber. d. Jake was very emotional and fearful.