The brain's ability to organize and interpret basic units of information from the environment is called

a. habituation. c. attention.
b. perception. d. sensation.


B

Psychology

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James differentiated the "I" and the "me" as the components of the self. What is the "me"?

a. The self as knower b. The self that imitates behavior c. The self that reflects upon its own qualities d. The self as an object that can be described by others

Psychology

Despite the pioneering efforts of F. C. Donders, researchers today rarely use reaction time as a way of testing how some cognitive processes are carried out

a. true b. false

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Psychosis is a striking and essential feature of schizophrenia. Psychosis means

a. a tendency to be unpredictably violent. b. a significant loss of contact with reality. c. an inability to know right from wrong. d. an abrupt shift in personality from one pattern to another.

Psychology

Which of the following has been associated with autism?

a. Down syndrome b. Mutations of chromosome 23 c. Defective genes or radiation damage d. Huntington's disease

Psychology