Which of the following explains why you are not constantly aware of the pressure of your wristwatch on your arm or your shoes on your feet?
a. sensory adaptation
b. sensory gating
c. sensory conflict
d. perceptual localization.
ANSWER: a
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A. Major neurocognitive disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease B. Minor neurocognitive disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease C. Dementia praecox, Alzheimer's type D. Mild neurocognitive dementia, Alzheimer's type
When uncontrollable life events are especially traumatic, it tends to be healthier to
a. make global attributions than specific attributions. b. raise perceptions of control to an extremely high level. c. engage in problem-focused coping than in emotion-focused coping. d. open up to trusted others than to keep things to oneself.
When the child you are babysitting says, “mommy gone,” meaning “My mommy is gone,” the child is using a typical form of language for two-year-olds called ____.?
a. ?holophrase b. ?telegraphic speech c. ?underextension d. ?overextension
Henry learned that the word diplomat originates from two Greek stems—diplo, meaning two or double, and mati, meaning eye. Therefore, an ambassador is a diplomat who looks at relations between his or her country and the foreign country from two sets of eyes or two perspectives. Henry had little difficulty remembering the definition. What is this an example of?
a. visual encoding c. episodic memory b. maintenance rehearsal d. elaborative rehearsal