Professor Everdine has devised a scale to examine people's perception of saltiness. She finds that for every milligram of salt added, the perception of saltiness increases fourfold. That is, the perception of saltiness increases faster than the actual increase in salt. This finding illustrates response ______.
A. compression
B. expansion
C. subtraction
D. addition
Answer: B
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A. unfalsifiable B. flawed C. tautological D. all of these
In contrast to light adaptation, dark adaptation involves ____.?
a. ?building up photopigments b. ?the process of splitting apart photopigments c. ?the activation of cones d. ?accommodation by the lens
Chanel is a six-month-old baby. Her mother shows her a teddy bear and she giggles. However, when her mother hides the teddy bear behind her back, Chanel makes no attempt to search for it. From the given information, it can be concluded that Chanel has not yet developed:
A. deferred imitation. B. object permanence. C. the rooting reflex. D. a simple reflex.
Unlike many undeveloped countries, the leading cause of infant death in the United States is
A. tetanus. B. diarrhea. C. pneumonia. D. birth defects.