The visual system is able to analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement because it has a set of
a. sight cells.
b. second stage sensors.
c. feature detectors.
d. neurological transducers.
C
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A psychologist developed a new measure of "stage fright." He gave the test to 30 students and divided them into those scoring high and those scoring low. Next, he watched the students for signs of anxiety just before each was to give a talk in front of a class. What was the psychologist trying to establish by watching the students before their talk?
A. Internal consistency B. Behavioral validation C. Discriminant validity D. Test retest reliability
The variable measured as an experiment is being carried out is called the
a. independent variable. b. correlational variable. c. dependent variable. d. extraneous variable.
In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a
a. stimulus automatically elicits a consequence. b. stimulus, which did not initially produce a response, now elicits that response. c. spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency because of its consequences. d. subject repeats an action he or she has observed another person perform.