Contrary to the notion of a passive mind, as portrayed by the British empiricists, the German philosopher Kant held that the mind ____
a. ?is a stream of consciousness
b. ?actively organizes sensory information into a coherent experience
c. ?actively organizes sensory information according to a mechanical process of association
d. ?is sensitive to perceptions, not sensations
e. ?All of the choices are correct.
b
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a. congenital problems. b. genetic disorders. c. teratogen defects. d. endogenomic problems.
According to Woodworth, an organism will act differently in the same physical environment depending on what:
a. stimuli it attends to b. other organisms are present c. need or drive is present d. innate ideas are activated
Don and Louise attended "natural" childbirth classes, and Don was present throughout Louise's labor and delivery of their son. During labor, Don served as a coach, helping Louise relax as much as possible and control her breathing, and reminding her not to push until it was time to deliver the baby. During delivery, Don stood at the head of the table and gave Louise emotional support. After their
son was born, Don was allowed to carry him down the hall to Louise's room. Later, Don described the overall experience as thoroughly profound and joyous, and he became fond of relating how he felt when he first gazed into his son's wide-open and inquiring eyes. (a) Discuss Don's feelings in terms of engrossment. (b) What long-range effects might this have on Don's interactions with his son? (c) How might medication and traditional childbirth procedures have interfered? What will be an ideal response?
Sensory processing is to _____ as meaning-based processing is to _____
a. top-down processing; bottom-up processing b. bottom-up processing; top-down processing c. lateral processing; lateral inhibition d. lateral inhibition; lateral processing