Neurons in the sensory cortex that fire in response to specific features of sensory information such as lines or edges of objects are called _______ _______
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
feature detectors
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Margaret's grandfather gave her medical power of attorney and had very clear discussions with her about what he did and, importantly, did not want to happen as he died. Unfortunately, he was critically injured in an accident and placed on life support before family, including Margaret, could be notified. As her grandfather told her to do, Margaret brings copies of the legal documents related to
his wishes and discusses them with the doctor, who tells her that her grandfather has no hope of survival without the use of a ventilator and medications designed to maintain his blood pressure. Even if he is kept alive, he is unlikely to regain consciousness. Margaret says that she believes that her grandfather would not want to be kept alive under these circumstances and asks that he be removed from life support. The doctor complies with her request, and her grandfather dies within minutes. This would best be described as a. active euthanasia b. natural death c. passive euthanasia d. homicide
An English teacher is interested in whether using computer writing assignments will improve his students' writing skills. He decides to use the computer writing assignments in one of the two freshman English classes that he teaches. Which type of quasi-experimental design do you recommend for this study? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
What is the Purkinje shift?
A. the observation that photopic vision is less sensitive to color than scotopic vision B. the observation that long wavelength light excites the L-cone more than short-wavelength light does C. the observation that short wavelengths tend to be relatively brighter than long wavelengths in scotopic vision compared to photopic vision D. the observation that people with color deficiencies shift to greater dependence on scotopic at higher light levels than people with normal color vision
The surgical removal of the testes or ovaries
a. involves the use of a aphrodisiac. b. is called sterilization. c. is called castration. d. is considered surgical birth control and includes the vasectomy and the tubal ligation.