What is one likely explanation for many optical illusions?
What will be an ideal response?
People tend to interpret what they see as three-dimensional arrays, even when looking at a flat sheet of paper. If the context suggests that one part of an array is more distant than another, the viewer misestimates the distances, and therefore misjudges sizes.
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Approaches to reducing juvenile delinquency that focus on various social systems include all but which of the following?
a. family therapy approaches b. school-based strategies c. neighborhood-based programs d. emphasize psychoanalytic techniques
What discovery lead to a dramatic decrease in institutionalized populations in the United States between 1955 and 2000?
a. ?phenothiazines to treat schizophrenia b. ?benzodiazepines to treat anxiety disorders c. ?selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat depression d. ?lithium to treat bipolar disorder
According to Baumeister & Bratslavsy (1999), change in emotion rather than the emotion itself:
a. interrupts the success of a relationship. b. causes a break-up. c. maintain familiarity and comfort in relationships. d. fosters greater emotional connection between partners.
Biographical data are ______ trustworthy than longitudinal data and ______ trustworthy than cross-sectional data
a. less; less c. more; less b. less; more d. more; more