Which of the following best describes why you and your roommate could both listen to the same song, but one of you dislikes it and one of you likes it?
A. Differences in sensation
B. Differences in perception
C. Bottom-up processing differences
D. Differences in speed of sensory adaptation
Answer: B
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A. unconditioned stimulus (UCS) B. conditioned stimulus (CS) C. unconditioned response (UCR) D. conditioned response (CR)
In psychology, the word "confederate" is used to refer to ____
a. a research assistant who poses as a participant during the course of a research study in order to help create a certain situation b. a research participant who is purposely disruptive during a study (e.g., a participant who lies on questionnaires or refuses to complete an experimental task) c. a statistician or data analyst d. a prototypical research participant (i.e., the "confederate response" is a term used to refer to the "average response" or "mean response")
Santo is having lunch with a friend and his brother. During lunch, Santo's brother says "Santo is a tinkerer. He loves to figure out how things work by taking items apart and studying them." This surprises Santo at first, but his brother continues to list three of Santo's most recent "projects" in which he took apart a toaster, a boat engine, and a lawn mower and learned how to repair each one. Which action taken by Santo would illustrate self-perception theory?
A. Santo decides he should avoid taking things apart. B. Santo begins to call himself a "tinkerer" when introducing himself to others. C. Santo begins to experience dejection-related emotions. D. Santo decides to ask others for their help in learning how objects work.
A study about the college aptitude of seniors at South City High School has resulted in a sample mean with a corresponding z-score of +1.89 . If the critical value for the region of rejection is what is the correct conclusion?
a. Since the z-value falls within the region of rejection, we should conclude this sample mean likely represents some other population. b. Since the z-value does not fall within the region of rejection, we should not conclude this sample mean represents some other population. c. Since the z-value falls within the region of rejection, we should not conclude this sample mean represents some other population. d. Since the z-value does not fall within the region of rejection, we should conclude this sample mean likely represents some other population.