Gustav Theodor Fechner in his book elements of psychophysics showed

What will be an ideal response?


how physical events are related to psychological sensation and perception

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The most promising form of biological treatment in use today is __________, the use of medications to treat mental disorders

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

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Which of the following best illustrates the theme "inner processes serve interpersonal functions"?

a. In conversation, people learn that they share similar feelings and a bond develops. b. A man recognizes that he is feeling angry. c. A child realizes that he is hungry. d. A jogger starts to feel thirsty.

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Nutrients are moved through the digestive tract by _________ muscle

a. smooth b. cardiac c. striated d. both smooth and striated

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Sally is in eighth grade and is trying to remember what to buy at the store. Her mother told her to buy: “eggs, milk, and bananas.” According to Ornstein et al. (1975), Kammie’s memory strategy is likely to sound like which of the following when she gets to the store?

a. eggs, bananas, eggs, bananas, eggs… (serial position effect) b. eggs, milk, bananas, eggs… (active rehearsal) c. bananas, bananas, bananas… (passive rehearsal) d. nothing—by the time she gets there she will be thinking about something else

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