Biologists have little interest in sensation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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As a result of reading several research articles on the long-term effects of daycare, a state legislature passes a new law mandating that all daycare providers modify their practices to be in consistent with this research. This action reflects a. how research can affect social policy
b. the benefits of doing meta-analytic research. c. the importance of longitudinal studies. d. why correlational research is superior in some ways to experimental research.
Thad returns home from class on a hot summer’s evening, turns on the air conditioner full blast, and sits down to watch television. His roommate Sean returns home an hour later and wonders how Thad can hear the television above the loud noise of the air conditioner. Thad remarks that he doesn’t even notice the sound. Which process causes the air conditioner to seem louder to Sean than to
Thad?? a. ?transduction b. ?perception c. ?sensory adaptation d. ?sensation
Jonah and Eli are having a conversation about how the brain works. Jonah maintains that the brain must be much more active when a person is focused and attending to a problem, while Eli points out that the brain operates with the same activity no matter how focused a person is. Who is right?
a. ?Neither is right, because the brain exhibits about 5% more activity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused. b. ?Jonah is right, as the brain shows between an 80 and 85% increase in activity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused. c. ?Eli is right, because the brain activity level does not change at all when a person’s focus level changes. d. ?Neither is right, because the brain actually exhibits 10 to 15% lessactivity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused.
Which of the following appears to be based on the ability of brain structures to choose and divert incoming sensory messages?
a. sensory deceleration b. sensory adaptation c. selective attention d. selective accommodation.