Four-year-old Kim watches a TV commercial in which a girl says, "This toy is more fun than any other toy I've ever had!" Kim is likely to
a. think that the girl is exaggerating.
b. believe that the commercial is part of the TV program she is watching.
c. know that the commercial is trying to persuade her to buy the toy.
d. believe that the girl is telling the truth.
d
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Descartes's dualism was novel in its emphasis on the ____.?
a. ?interaction between mind and spirit b. ?influence of the mind on the body c. ?influence of the body on the mind d. ?parallel but non-interacting functioning of the mind and body e. ?predominance of unconscious mental forces
The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a
a. phonemic restoration unit. b. coarticulation device. c. phonetic module. d. categorical perception module.
The segments of weightlessness for the film about astronauts were filmed in the special airplane unofficially nicknamed the "Vomit Comet," which explains what usually happens when this plane goes into its maneuvers to create weightlessness. The problems created by weightlessness are best explained by the __________ theory
a. sensory conflict b. lock and key c. opponent process d. gate control
The study of human traits and characteristics is of interest to __________ psychologists
a. clinical c. community b. personality d. social