People with normal vision will perceive a pyramid whether they see the object from the side, top, or any other angle as long as the object is, in fact, a pyramid. This is the law of
a. shape constancy.
b. size constancy.
c. figure-ground.
d. visual angle.
a
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A. generalization B. spontaneous recovery C. discrimination D. extinction
Just decades ago, a womans love for racecar driving would have been considered abnormal. This statement illustrates:
A. how dangerous most mentally ill people actually are B. that abnormality can be situational C. that everyone is a little eccentric D. that drug use causes people to become mentally ill
Alexander is always being pressured to play hockey by his father, brothers,
and most of his male friends, but Alex doesn't like the violence and secretly wants to become a chef. It bothers him that the family TV is always tuned to hockey, and that his brothers tease him all the time to "man up." Lately, he has been secretly watching cooking programs on his laptop. Alexander is experiencing a. psychological androgyny. b. a psychosocial conflict. c. gender role strain. d. cognitive dissonance.
The degree of detail that can be seen is referred to as which of the following?
a. Acuity b. Accommodation c. Accentuation d. Senile miosis e. Hyperoptic