In humans, the machinery for perceiving the world
a. must await the second year of physical maturation.
b. is pretty much ready at birth.
c. develops during the second half of the child's first year.
d. is pretty much dependent on learning experiences.
b
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a. anger. b. denial and isolation. c. bargaining. d. depression.
For a psychology project, you decide to conduct research on people who have eidetic imagery. Before beginning your research, it must be cleared with your instructor as well as the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
What advice would your instructor give you concerning your project? a) The frequency of eidetic imagery is quite low, so it will be difficult to find participants to take part in the proposed research. b) An IRB is unlikely to approve a project on eidetic imagery because it is often associated with repressed memories of sexual abuse. c) Psychologists have recently debunked the notion of eidetic imagery as another "new age" phenomenon with no empirical support. d) Most people who have eidetic imagery find it very useful in their careers and are reluctant to share their experiences with others.
Fernando is watching the red Ferrari as it leads the race. If we had a PET scan of his brain during this time, we would most likely see ______.
A. the entire occipital lobe highly activated B. area V4 active when he was searching for the red car and area V5 active when he was attending to the speed of the car C. area V5 active when he was searching for the red car and area V4 active when he was attending to the speed of the car D. only one area of the occipital lobe active regardless of which aspect of the car he was attending to
Grandmothers and grandfathers tend to be equally involved with their grandchildren.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)