The fact that the inside of human neurons measures about -70 millivolts compared to the outside of the cell allows each neuron to act like a tiny
a. thermostat.
b. chemical reactor.
c. battery.
d. shock absorber.
C
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Perky's imagery study (1910) had participants describe images of objects that were dimly projected onto a screen. The significance of Perky's results was that
a. screen images interfered with people's ability to form mental images. b. people were influenced by the projected images when forming their mental images, even when they were unaware that the projected images were present. c. the screen images had no effect on people's mental images. d. people "used" the screen images to create their mental images but only when the objects were unfamiliar.
Studies about police's ability to detect deception find
A. police are not particularly good at distinguishing between truthful and deceptive suspects B. in general, police can distinguish between truthful and deceptive suspects very well. C. police trained as interrogators can distinguish between truthful and deceptive suspects very well. D. psychologists are better than police at distinguishing between truthful and deceptive suspects.
Dr. Whorf believes that language structures the way we perceive the world. Therefore, people who speak various languages conceptualize the world in different ways. What is this called?
a. infinite creativity in language c. variations in rules of grammar b. the linguistic relativity hypothesis d. the displacement hypothesis