Long ago, during the early days of television, when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away. This phenomenon is most like _____________
a) sensory memory.
b) working memory.
c) short-term memory.
d) long-term memory.
a
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a. People report more symptoms when a mailed questionnaire is used than when they are interviewed face to face. b. People are typically reluctant to report symptoms when completing a mailed questionnaire because it feels so impersonal. c. Mailed questionnaires should not be used due to the possibility that private health information might be accidentally made public. d. It is important for an examiner to be present to explain difficult terms to those taking the test.
As a researcher focused on the issue of sensations, how would you most likely explain why older people tend to raise the volume on their television sets and use more seasoning (e.g., salt and pepper) on their food?
a. Their sensory thresholds have increased with age. b. They cannot concentrate on simple things. c. Visual accommodation abilities have declined. d. They forget that they already salted their food or raised the volume on the television.
When subjects are not randomly assigned, but rather come to the study as members of each condition a ____ variable is being used
a. manipulated independent b. dependent c. nonmanipulated independent d. nonmanipulated dependent
Light enters the eye, stimulates the retina, and relays visual information to the brain through nerve impulses. What is the order of cell firing to the brain?
a. photoreceptors, ganglion cells, bipolar cells b. ganglion cells, photoreceptors, bipolar cells c. bipolar cells, photoreceptors, ganglion cells d. photoreceptors, bipolar cells, ganglion cells