What are feature detectors?
a. A mechanical process that involves the stimulation of sensory receptors.
b. Neurons that fire in response to specific features of sensed stimuli.
c. Visible light that triggers visual sensations.
d. The lowest intensity at which the stimulus can be detected.
B
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Ricardo is asked by his son's teacher if he would be willing to volunteer in the classroom daily for the entire school year. Ricardo politely refuses, but then say yes when the teacher requests that he chaperone a field trip next month. Which compliance tactic did the teacher use on Ricardo?
A. Door-in-the-face B. Bait-and-switch C. Low-ball D. Foot-in-the-door
Two samples from the same population both have n = 10 scores with M = 45 . If the t statistic is computed for each sample, then what is the relationship between the two t values?
a. The two t statistics will be identical. b. The sample with the larger variance will produce the larger t statistic. c. The sample with the smaller variance will produce the larger t statistic. d. There is no way to predict the relationship between the two t statistics.
In constructing a graph, the ____ is placed on the y-axis and the ____ is placed on the x-axis
a. dependent variable; independent variable b. independent variable; confounding variable c. statistic; result d. experimental group; control group
Researchers have been cautioned about rigidly defining temperament according to the behavioral patterns of Western infants. The fact that Japanese mothers tend to report unique qualities in their infants, such as self-assertiveness, suggests that
a. there may be racial differences in temperament. b. Asian infants are more precocious than American infants. c. there may be cultural differences in parental expectations of temperament. d. cultural dictates in parenting styles have little or no effect on a child's temperament.