Upon awakening from a nap, you open your eyes and immediately have the image of a cat's paw rapidly expanding on your retina. Which concept explains why you perceive this image as moving and not as an expanding object fixed in space?
A. Retinal disparity
B. Perceptual constancy
C. Movement gradient
D. Eye convergence
Answer: B
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Claire and her husband are taking classes to prepare them for the birth of their first child. They are learning to do exercises, to focus breathing, and to relax through the contractions of labor. Their instructor tells them that what they are learning will help them to have an easier delivery, with less pain and less need for obstetrical medications. This best demonstrates the _____ method of
childbirth. a. Leboyer b. Lamaze c. Neugarten d. Brazelton
You recognize the letter n more quickly in the word pattern than when it appears by itself. This is an example of
a. top-down processing. b. bottom-up processing. c. a template for the letter n. d. a recognition module.
Jews circumcised their male children in order to ____
a. punish the parents whose faith was weak c. cleanse the children’s souls b. demonstrate their faith d. purify the physical body for the afterlife
An obese child is more than _____ percent over healthy weight, based in body mass index.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).