Dana sees no glowing embers when she looks directly at the fireplace, but when she looks a little to the side, she can see a dimly glowing spot. The best explanation for this is that:
a. dark adaptation occurs faster outside the fovea
b. rods produce more retinal disparity
c. cones provide better acuity
d. rods are more sensitive to light than cones
D
You might also like to view...
Which term describes the overly broad use of words, including overgeneralizing their meaning?
A. referential style B. overextension C. expressive style D. telegraphic speech
All of the following are true EXCEPT:
A: people tend to form relationships with others who are similar to them in terms of opinions and interests. B: similarity is important only for friendship and companionate love relationships and not for romantic love relationships. C: similarity and propinquity work together when we select to be in situations where we find others similar to ourselves. D: similar others are frequently chosen chosen for long-term romantic relationships C: similarity and propinquity work together when we select to be in situations where we find others
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Respondent behaviors are elicited by a stimulus.
To demonstrate the impact of different environmental experiences on the brain, one group of rats was raised in a complex environment, while another group of rats was raised in a simpler environment. When their brains were compared, the rats raised in the more complex environments had
a. fewer synapses and shorter dendrites. b. more synapses and longer dendrites. c. fewer axons but more neurilemma. d. less myelin and less neurilemma.