What is the shape of the receptive field to which a simple cell in the primary visual cortex responds?
A. Circle of a particular radius
B. Circle with a hole in the middle
C. Bar in a particular orientation
D. Bar of a particular length
Answer: C
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A. Research B. Application C. Policy D. Advocacy
What are the relative weaknesses and strengths of descriptive/correlational research compared to experimental research? Under what conditions would a psychologist choose one method as opposed to the other?
What will be an ideal response?
Research on national character using the Big Five personality traits found that
a. subjects displayed considerable disagreement concerning what was typical of their culture. b. subjects displayed considerable agreement concerning what was typical of their culture. c. people's beliefs about national character were fueled by egalitarian principles. d. people's beliefs about national character were fueled by unconscious impulses.
The first areas of the brain to myelinate govern ______.
A. abstract thinking B. sensory and motor functions C. language functions D. complex problem solving