When someone looks at an image, the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them. This process is called __________
a) encoding
b) storage
c) retrieval
d) evaluation
ANS: A, Encoding is necessary for interpretation as the information must be sent to the brain.
You might also like to view...
The study by Zimmerman and associates (1997) found that about one-third of a sample of adolescents experienced __________ in self-esteem from the sixth to tenth grades.
A. a decline B. no change C. a moderate increase D. a large increase
Parents who mutually support each other and function as a cooperative team are engaged in
a. coparenting. b. divorce. c. socialization. d. promotion of volitional functioning.
The functionalists expanded the study of psychology to include behavior as well as consciousness and asked how mental processes and behavior
a. were broken down into sensations, feelings, and thoughts. b. were part of the unconscious. c. led the individual to self-knowledge. d. assisted the organism to adapt to the environment.
In a study of the ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions researchers are likely to find men and women are equally adept at recognizing ________, but women are better able to recognize ________
a) fear, disgust b) anger, sadness c) fear, happiness d) happiness, sadness