Which of these explains many optical illusions?
a. Horizontal eye movements are easier than vertical eye movements.
b. The cones adapt to darkness faster than the rods do
c. The cornea and the lens distort many images.
d. When we misestimate distances, we also misestimate sizes.
d
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A. cognitive development B. executive functions C. vocabulary knowledge D. grammatical development
If someone uses fear to persuade you to do something, more extreme danger makes you more likely to act
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which statement represents an understanding of the most cognitively challenging aspect of death?
a. "You cannot come back from the dead.". b. "Once dead, always dead.". c. "Everyone eventually dies.". d. "You can die because of something inside of you that you cannot see.".
Schwartz and his colleagues examined the relationship between decision-making style and measures of depression. Their results showed that people with a maximizing decision-making style
a. tended to be less depressed, probably because they were pleased with their high-quality decisions. b. tended to be less depressed, probably because they enjoyed the process of decision making. c. tended to be more depressed, probably because they experience regret that the items they did not select might be better. d. tended to be more depressed, probably because they spent so much time on the process of decision making.