Alex is on a ritual fast in which he will avoid eating any food for the next forty-eight hours. As the fast continues, Alex finds that he thinks more and more about food, but he does not eat. While watching television, though, he notes that there seem to be more ads for food than usual. There are actually no more food ads today than there usually are, but Alex's perception best illustrates
A. top-down processing.
B. bottom-up processing.
C. feature detection.
D. visual dominance.
Answer: A
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A. Yes, because this is a behavior most people with intact motor function would be able to perform B. Yes, because the demonstration was conducted face-to-face it is likely to be effective C. No, because the patient's memory impairment would likely prevention retention of the behavior D. No, because modeling only occurs if the two individuals are of similar age
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A. short-term memory B. long-term memory C. attention and concentration D. body movement and posture
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A) ?fielding B) ?orientation C) ?convergence D) ?tiling
Define, explain, and discuss briefly the three different types of selection focused on by evolutionary theorists.
What will be an ideal response?