The difficulty you have deciding if the doorbell actually sounded is best explained by
a) Wundt's law.
b) absolute thresholds.
c) signal detection theory.
d) the law of perceptual paradox.
ANS: c
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a. the father b. the mother c. the primary attachment figure d. the siblings
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a. Ninety percent of boys have masturbated before the age of 13. b. Girls' reports of masturbation may be influenced by social desirability. c. Social desirability has impacted on boys' reported frequency of masturbation. d. None of these answers are correct.
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