If our perceptual system did not follow the organizing principle of constancy, ____.?
a. ?external stimuli would be unidentifiable
b. ?people would appear to change shape as they move in different directions
c. ?sensory information would be delivered to the brain in incomplete units
d. ?perceptual processing would be inefficient during times of stress
ANSWER:
b
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Which of the following structures contains the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which stimulates the pineal gland to decrease the output of melatonin in the human body?
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