Grant perceives snow as remaining white on cloudy days as well as on bright ones. He is not fooled, even though the amount of light the snow reflects is different on cloudy days. Grant's perception is due to _______________
a. convergence
b. relative clarity
c. texture gradients
d. brightness constancy
Answer: d
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Imagine that you are a physician and your patient is a Hmong immigrant who has just arrived in the United States. The patient, through a translator, tells you that spirits come into his room while he sleeps and make it hard for him to breathe. He wakes up screaming. Considering reports from other Hmong immigrants, you should ____
a. reassure the patient that there is nothing to worry about and hissymptoms will disappear b. assume the patient suffers from a psychotic mental condition c. treat the person for anxiety disorder d. be concerned that the patient's psychological stress can lead to sudden death
Twin studies are a kind of a
a. peer-review. b. microsystem. c. causation. d. natural experiment.
Which intelligence theorist suggested that intelligence is made up of a g factor (general intelligence), and also acknowledged the existence of task-specific abilities, labeled s factor (specific intelligence)?
A. Gardner B. Spearman C. Thurstone D. Sternberg
In dominant–recessive inheritance, the one allele that affects the child’s characteristics is called ________
A) dominant–recessive B) dominant C) recessive D) a carrier