When looking at the wall-mount telephone straight on, a rectangular image forms on Kirby's retinas; looking at the same phone at an angle from the side, a trapezoidal shape forms in each eye. Yet the phone retains the same appearance despite the changing images. This is best explained by
a. size constancy. c. shape constancy.
b. lateral vision. d. illusory contours.
C
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The primary goal of client-centered therapy is to __________.
A. eliminate the client's undesirable behaviors B. help clients develop insight into their behaviors C. provide a positive and supportive environment D. develop realistic modes of thinking
Ali has difficulty speaking. He also experiences memory deficits and issues with making plans and thinking abstractly. Ali suffers from behavioral disturbances that result from damage to the brain, which is technically referred to as a(n) ____
a. psychosomatic disorder b. identity disorder c. mood disorder d. neurocognitive disorder
If plausible alternative explanations have been ruled out, a study can be said to have established ____
a. external validity b. internal validity c. experimental validity d. statistical validity
What is the "third-variable problem"?
a. When a researcher measures so many variables that it's difficult to make sense of the data. b. When a research considers only one direction of causation between two variables that are strongly correlated. c. When a researcher measures variables that are not relevant to the relationship he or she is most interested in. d. When a researcher fails to consider that two variables may be correlated due only to the effects of some unmeasured third variable.