Because the photoreceptors are distributed unevenly across the retina, you should expect that your night vision will be best when the image of an object:
a. falls slightly to one side of the fovea
b. is focused directly on the fovea
c. falls directly on the blind spot
d. activates more than one set of feature detectors
A
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Jan says that neonates are not sensitive to pain and that this is adaptive to them in the birthing process. Lynn says that neonates do in fact feel pain and that they should be given anesthesia for uncomfortable, painful procedures. Melissa says that neonates do feel pain, but that they are less sensitive to pain than are older children. Given recent research, who is correct?
a. Jan b. Lynn c. Melissa d. To date, there has been no conclusive research on neonates and pain.
When an individual pays very little attention to the content of a persuasive message and focuses instead on superficial aspects of the message, the message is being processed using the:
a. peripheral route to persuasion b. central route to persuasion c. internal attribution method d. external attribution method
Regarding the effects of choice on decision making, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Businesses that increase the variety of their product offerings are guaranteed increased sales. b. Restaurants whose menus feature a broader variety of choices often find that patrons are more likely to order from a smaller number of familiar choices. c. In one study, consumers with more flavors of jams to choose from did express more interest, but were actually 10 times less likely to purchase any jam. d. Complex choices are difficult to make due to increased stress, cognitive overload, difficulty remembering all of the choices, and confusion about the possibilities.
According to the chapter Does TV Violence Sell? about memory of commercial content, the purpose of
Experiment3 was to determine (a) if anger mediates how TV violence effects memory of commercials (b) if anger from TV violence is directed outward creating a hatred for commercial products (c) if memory is correlated with exposure to violence (d) how anger affects one's willingness to participate