After a lifetime of blindness, a newly-sighted man walks toward what he thinks are toy cars next to the sidewalk
However, as he gets closer the cars seem to grow. This man lacks
a. shape constancy.
b. size constancy.
c. brightness constancy.
d. retinal disparity.
ANSWER: b
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between developmental tasks and the psychosocial crisis?
a. Mastery of developmental tasks is not related to the resolution of the psychosocial crisis. b. Mastery of developmental tasks is influenced by the resolution of the psychosocial crisis. c. Developmental tasks are resolved independently of the psychosocial crisis. d. Skills learned from developmental tasks allow individuals to skip resolving the psychosocial crisis.
Which of the following did Comte believe?
a. Metaphysical speculation is essential to understanding humans. b. Internal sensations and perceptions are all of which we could be certain. c. Humans cannot be studied objectively because cognitions cannot be known. d. Scientific laws are statements that summarize experiences.
Jones administered a memory test to a single group of children when they were two and four years old, and she is planning to give the test to the children a third time when they are six years of age. Dr. Jones is conducting a
a. chronological study. c. longitudinal study. b. sequential study. d. cross-sectional study.
Medical personnel sometimes adopt the ________________ philosophy of corrections and deprive inmates of services because of a belief that they don't deserve treatment.
A. "penal harm" B. "green wall" C. "correctional brick wall" D. "penal oath"