In Simons and Chabris's "change blindness" experiment, participants watch a film of people playing basketball. Many participants failed to report that a woman carrying an umbrella walked through because the
a. woman with the umbrella was in motion, just like the players.
b. the umbrella was the same color as the floor.
c. participants were counting the number of ball passes.
d. participants were not asked if they saw anything unusual.
c
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a. projection b. denial c. reaction formation d. sublimation
What is the term for perceiving information as more consistent with one's opinions than it really is?
A) Self-serving bias B) Negation C) Elimination strategy D) Metacognition
______ techniques are used to obtain an overall picture of activity in particular regions of the brain
a. Macroelectrode b. Microelectrode c. Structural imaging d. Functional imaging
What term refers to walking on two legs?
a. bi-leg erectus b. plantar balance c. calcaneus stability d. bipedal locomotion