In the process known as__________, sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus
a) sensation
b) sensory fatigue
c) sensory adaptation
d) discrimination
c
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Suppose that you have been called as an expert witness for a defendant accused of robbing a bank. Prior to your being called to the stand, two bank tellers confidently identify the defendant as the robber. What research evidence might you introduce the jury to in order to caution them against assuming that the defendant must be guilty because he or she was identified in court?
What will be an ideal response?
When the neural tube fails to close in the middle or lower regions during the embryonic stage, it leads to a neural tube defect such as __________.
A. Down syndrome B. PKU C. spina bifida D. brain injury
Participants were asked to remember items they saw in an office. Errors made were not unusual items, but items often found in offices (e.g., a coffee cup). On what were participants likely relying?
A. cultural script B. stereotype C. social script D. schema
Natasha asks Oscar for directions to his house. When he tells her to turn on 4th Street, she asks what color the house is on the corner where she turns. Oscar is surprised that he actually knows the house is blue, since he never really thought about it. In this instance, it is likely that the house color was stored in Oscar’s:
a. nondeclarative memory.
b. procedural memory.
c. declarative memory.
d. prospective memory.