Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called
a) perception.
b) sensation.
c) adaptation.
d) habituation.
ANS: b
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An idea representing a category of related objects or events is called a(n)
a. abstraction. b. relational attribute. c. unified thought. d. concept.
Bowlby noted that the one thing that hard-core delinquent boys had in common was
a. a lack of a warm attachment in infancy. b. a poor school record. c. an absent father. d. a low socioeconomic status.
Old information interfering with the storage or retrieval of new information is to ______ as new information interfering with the storage of retrieval of old information is to ______.
A. retroactive interference; proactive interference B. proactive interference; retroactive interference C. executive retrieval; overactive retrieval D. overactive retrieval; executive retrieval