A piece of paper looks white in both the
noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called _________.
a) size constancy
b) shape constancy
c) brightness constancy
d) color constancy
ANS: c
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Which of the following describes writing down chronological events as a form of healing from the trauma of relationship violence?
A. primary prevention B. affective forecasting C. posttraumatic growth D. narrative therapy
A teacher asks the school psychologist to observe her class
through the two-way mirror and determine why the class disruptions are occurring. Just as the psychologist is walking into the room off to the side of the classroom to observe, the teacher assistant tells the psychologist, "Pay close attention to Claire and Robert over there by the maps. I think they are the real troublemakers in the class." After this encounter, the school psychologist will have to struggle with the a. observer effect. b. observer bias. c. placebo effect. d. anthropomorphic error.
Participant becomes tired, bored, or distracted
What will be an ideal response?
According to the social systems perspective, rape is caused by
a. imperfect physical environments provided by society, such as poorly lit parking lots b. society having too lenient a set of laws against rape c. our society's belief that men should be sexually aggressive and dominant d. all of the above