When Katie looks at a display made up of black numbers on a white background, she sees the numbers in color. She does not realize that she perceives things differently than most of the population. Katie can be described as a __________.
A. synesthete
B. perceptually sensitive person
C. sensory compensator
D. cross-modal perceiver
Answer: A
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a. at least one person in every social group tends to loaf b. one social loafer can cause others to loaf as well c. people are more prone to copy negative behaviors than positive behaviors d. it is not always easy to tell at a distance who is loafing and who is not
In addition to studying the role of electricity in the functioning of nerve cells, Helmholtz also studied ______.
A. smell B. drug addiction C. vision D. anger
Protagorus, the best known Sophist, presented the Sophist’s position. Which of the following statements best represents his position?
a. Truth depends on the physical reality, not on the perceiver b. What is truth should not be affected by the culture one lives in c. Perceptions vary from person to person because previous experiences affect perceptions d. Perceptions are similar from person to person because we all share a similar reality
As a member of a group, you typically desire acceptance by the group and are susceptible to ________ to group norms.
A. approving B. divulging C. conforming D. divergence