In bottom-up processing, the resulting percept is determined by
a. stimulus characteristics.
b. our expectations.
c. our current emotions.
d. what others tell us.
e. other environmental stimuli.
a. stimulus characteristics.
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Intercultural communication is marked by a greater potential for conflict than is intracultural communication. This is because _____
a) intercultural communication situations use the theory of uncertainty reduction more effectively than do intracultural situations b) code frame switching in intercultural encounters lack the usual ambiguity that is seen in communication c) people's behaviors usually do not conform to our expectations during intercultural encounters d) of the absence of cultural differences in the use of nonverbal channels
"They'll all laugh at me," says Mindy, a 13-year old, after discovering a large pimple on her nose. Mindy's comment best illustrates a characteristic known as:
A. preconventional thinking B. inferiority C. the imaginary audience D. the personal fable
Brandon is trying to get out of his crib. He tries sticking his legs through the bars, hitting the bars with his arms, and butting them with his head. He realizes that he is getting nowhere. Then suddenly Brandon tries climbing over the top of the bars, and he breaks free. This illustrates
A. insight. B. escape conditioning. C. use of cognitive maps. D. vicarious experience.
Which of the following chemicals in the nervous system is considered a neurotransmitter?
a. Glutamate b. Melatonin c. Testosterone d. Progesterone