In Kerr’s (1983) study, she had blind participants acquire map and feature information through touch. She found that when asked to imagine moving a dot from one feature to another, blind participants ______.
a. could not complete the task because they were unable to acquire spatial information
b. completed the task faster than sighted participants suggesting that mental imagery is
detrimental
c. were fastest when they had features described to them instead of having touched the map
d. performed similarly to sighted participants suggesting that both groups had mental
representations
d. performed similarly to sighted participants suggesting that both groups had mental
representations
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a. fixed-interval c. variable-interval b. fixed-ratio d. variable-ratio
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a) elevated blood pressure b) psychological disorders c) increased hormonal activity d) decrease in immune system functioning
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A. fine; most people w severe disturbances are receiving treatment B. not so well; many people w severe disturbances are in jail or on the street C. well; communities have been able to pick up the care of those w severe disturbances and provide effective treatment for most all of them D. better than hospitalization; at least care is consistent and there is no shuttling back and forth through different levels of care
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