You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game, and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt. This an example of
a. a visual illusion.
b. inattentional blindness.
c. retinal disparity.
d. attentional blindness
B
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b. It increases attention to social information. c. It increases the sex drive toward any available partner. d. It increases social responses toward children and infants, but not adults.
Which statement is most consistent with the negative state relief model?
a. Shoppers who are given a free gift are more likely to donate money to a solicitor as they leave the store b. Students who feel guilty about falling asleep in class are more likely to volunteer to help a professor by completing a questionnaire. c. Professional athletes are more likely to sign autographs for fans following a win than following a loss. d. People who win the lottery are more likely to give money to charity than those who have not won the lottery.
Duane suffers from social phobia. What area of his brain is especially active according to research described in the textbook?
a. thalamus c. visual cortex b. prefrontal cortex d. amygdala
In the embryonic stage, the nervous system begins to function around the ___ week, and weak brain waves begin to be produced
a) 2nd b) 5th c) 4th d) 8th