The lowest intensity levels of a stimulus a person can detect half of the time is known as ________.
A. amplitude
B. absolute threshold
C. just noticeable difference
D. sensor resolution
Answer: B
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Cross-cultural studies employing the mirror self-recognition test reveal that self-recognition __________.
A. is simply a product of brain maturation B. only occurs when infants grow up with mirrors in their environment C. may occur earlier in cultures that prize individuality D. may occur later in cultures that punish children for being selfish
The stimulation of one sense in the brain by a different sensation is known as
synchrony. hallucinations. sensory redundancy. synesthesia.
Language development begins
a. before birth. b. at birth. c. at around 3 months of age. d. at about 6 months of age. e. at around 1 year of age.
Hearing a bird sing involves the transfer of auditory information from the ear through ________ en route to the auditory cortex
a. the pons b. the hypothalamus c. the thalamus d. the auditory hemisphere e. Broca's area