The start gun goes off to signal the beginning of the race. Before the runners can interpret the meaning of the noise, however, their sensory receptors must translate the sound waves into neural signals the brain can understand in a process called

-sensation.
-perception.
-transduction.
-synesthesia.


-transduction.

Psychology

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Which of the following is NOT a step in self-instructional training?

a. identifying the problem situation b. using shaping to teach self-instructions c. defining the behaviors involved d. identifying the instructions that will be used

Psychology

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Psychology

A(n) ______ variable is manipulated such that participants are randomly assigned to levels.

a. independent b. dependent c. causal d. matched

Psychology