Research on binocular rivalry has supported which of these conclusions?
a. With weak stimuli, people often report being "partly" conscious of something
b. Visual consciousness occurs only in humans.
c. Certain areas of the cortex are conscious and certain others are not.
d. Even when you are unconscious of something, the brain sees whether it is meaningful.
d
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If the intensity of a stimulus that is presented to a touch receptor is increased, this tends to increase the __________ in the receptor's axon.
A. rate of nerve firing B. size of the nerve impulses C. speed of nerve conduction D. All of these are correct.
In research that is described in the textbook, participants tried to learn lists of letters under two conditions. In one condition, each pair of letters was separated by two digits that had to be read. In the other condition,
the first pair had four digits and the last pair had zero digits. The researchers found a. poorer memory for the early items on the list when those items had been made more separate. b. better memory for the items on the list with proportional spacing. c. that the recency effect arose because the last few items are not very distinctive. d. that making items distinctive made little difference in the performance of the participants.
Most hospice care takes place in _____________________
a) hospitals b) patients' homes c) nursing homes d) private hospice facilities
Which of the following is the best example of delinquent behavior?
A) The star of the team bullies the other basketball team members into giving him the best opportunities to score. B) Charles switches the materials and chemicals for the chemistry laboratory exam so that none of the experiments work as they should. C) Mary angrily threatens to run away from home if her parents won't give her more privileges and be more flexible in their rules. D) The boys vandalized the park by uprooting trees, spray-painting graffiti, and damaging the park benches.