The smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50 percent of the time is called the ______ threshold
a. separation
b. difference
c. response
d. absolute
B
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that take place at night. Marcia's behaviors best demonstrate which model of human development? a. ecological theory b. selective optimization with compensation c. social learning theory d. information processing theory
Which reflects the primary question underlying the correspondent inference theory?
a. Do attributions correspond with pre-existing beliefs? b. Does an individual's beliefs correspond with that individual's behavior? c. Does an observer infer that an actor's behavior is consistent with the actor's personality? d. Does an observer infer that an actor's behavior is consistent with that of the observer?
Neurogenesis is
a. the neonatal developmental beginning of the brain. b. the give and take of neurons between hemispheres. c. the continuing process of new neurons generated in the adult human brain. d. when the brain is damaged by a trauma.
Which structure is important to the sense of pain?
a. ?Krause’s end bulbs b. ?Merkel’s disks c. ?Pacinian corpuscles d. ?free nerve endings