The _________ is the specific part of the retina to which a module in the primary visual
cortex responds.
a. retinal locus
b. retinal tile
c. receptive field
d. receptive coordinate
e. perceptual frame
c. receptive field
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Tolan and Dodge (2005) assert that "the current state of affairs not only fails to take responsibility for the health and welfare of children, it also fails to recognize the costs and waster in economic and human potential.". Which of the following aspects of allocation of resources would these authors most likely promote?
a. access to care b. financial support for research and care c. preventative programming d. all of the above
Rods and cones respond to light and produce neural impulses that are then collected by
a. ganglion cells. c. amacrine cells. b. bipolar cells. d. helper cells.
In a study of alcohol and judgment, MacDonald, Zanna, and Fong (1995) convinced some of their participants that they had consumed alcohol when they actually had not. Which technique(s) did they use to achieve this goal?
A) By spraying alcohol into the air of the room in which the study was run B) By using a confederate who appeared to be mildly drunk C) By showing participants a fake breathalyzer reading D) The researchers did all of the above
For a white eyewitness to correctly identify a black culprit, those who provide a cognitive interpretation of the other race effect, a physiognomic variability approach, might suggest that the eyewitness
A. focus on encoding the culprit's hair color. B. focus on encoding the culprit's skin tone. C. focus on encoding the culprit's eye color. D. All of these are correct.