Elderly drivers are infamous for pulling out in traffic in front of other drivers approaching from the sides; based on what you know now, you can make an educated guess that this difficulty for older drivers is due to a deteriorating ___
a. fovea
b. parvocellular system
c. magnocellular system
d. ventral stream
C
You might also like to view...
In the treatment of depression, which treatment is more expensive and which produces more lasting benefits?
a. Psychotherapy is more expensive and produces more lasting benefits b. Antidepressant drugs are more expensive and produce more lasting benefits. c. Antidepressant drugs are more expensive. Psychotherapy produces more lasting benefits. d. Psychotherapy is more expensive. Antidepressant drugs produce more lasting benefits.
Elmer has been diagnosed with schizophrenia by his psychiatrist on the basis of exhibiting positive symptoms. Elmer has not shown any of the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Therefore, Elmer has likely not exhibited ____
a. ?hallucinations? b. ?delusions c. ?social withdrawal d. ?disorganized thoughts
Which of the following statements about Francis Galton is incorrect?
a. He was an early member of the psychometric approach to intelligence. b. He attempted to measure intelligence through tests such as sensory discrimination. c. Like Charles Darwin, he was deeply committed to the idea of survival of the fittest. d. His tests were found to be excellent predictors of actual intellectual performance.
Persons who have a desire to meet an internal standard of excellence and who strive to do well any time they are evaluated are said to have a high need for
a. achievement. b. affiliation. c. power. d. all of these.