If you were doing a "Find the difference between these two pictures" feature in a magazine, you would do best with a _____ strategy
a) bottom-up
b) top-down
c) processing
d) perceptual set
Answer: a
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Brittany practices mediation because she read research that it lowers her blood pressure and improves her mood and well-being. Her friend who is taking psychology suggests Brittany should consider
a. that research proves the benefits of meditation. b. sampling bias and placebo effects might be affecting the research results. c. the danger of increasing depression when meditating. d. all of these.
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the use of electrical stimulation techniques in humans?
A. These techniques may be used to identify damaged versus undamaged brain tissue. B. These techniques involve the use of neurotransmitters as medications. C. These techniques are only used if they are noninvasive. D. These techniques are never used in humans.
Even though some studies have supported ESP, it nonetheless failed to gain credibility among psychologists because
a. the respected ESP researcher J. B. Rhine of Duke University was not a psychologist. b. films have sensationalized ESP phenomena. c. from years of research, not one person has been found who can show ESP consistently and from one researcher to another. d. television psychics are frauds.
Which statement is true of REM sleep?
A. REM consists of alternating delta and beta EEG activities. B. REM has a presence of alpha waves. C. REM consists of alternating theta and beta EEG activities. D. REM has a presence of delta waves.