Psychologists have conducted studies in which the participants must detect a stimulus in a display of many other objects. According to this research, people usually detect
a. a combined feature more quickly than an isolated feature.
b. a feature that is present more quickly than a feature that is absent.
c. a stationary object more quickly than a moving object.
d. a small object more quickly than a large object.
b. a feature that is present more quickly than a feature that is absent.
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Ronald is in the first grade and is given an addition worksheet to complete. At one point on the worksheet, the problems 2 + 5 = and 5 + 2 = are side-by-side. Ronald uses his fingers to count out each problem, although the same numbers are used but in a different order. Ronald is illustrating his lack of
a. reversibility. b. object permanence. c. animism. d. egocentrism.
After receiving a pass, you score a goal in a soccer match. Your emotional expression of
elation is most likely to occur a. just before you scored the goal. b. while scoring the goal. c. just after scoring the goal. d. when your teammates surround you in celebration. e. well after the game has ended.
Anorexia nervosa is ______ common among men than women. Bulimia nervosa is ______ common among men than women.
a. less, less b. less, more c. more, less d. more, more
When is a mother's contraction of rubella likely to result in a child's intellectual disability?
A. During the second three months of pregnancy B. During the third three months of pregnancy C. During the first three months of pregnancy D. At any point in the pregnancy