As you sit reading this page, receptors for touch and
pressure in the seat of your pants are sending nerve impulses to your brain. Although these sensations have been present all along, you were probably not aware of them until just now. This "seatofthepants phenomenon" is an example of
a. selective attention.
b. selective accommodation.
c. sensory deceleration.
d. sensory gating.
ANSWER: a
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a. rigid. b. disengaged. c. fussy. d. coordinated.
Which of the following is least characteristic of adolescent peer cliques?
a. They have rigid boundaries. b. They have strong expectations for moral behavior. c. They can be identified by characteristic clothing, language, and places where they get together. d. They are extremely stable over the course of a school year.
Which part of the brain appears to play a special role in distinguishing our own faces from those of other people?
a. ?the hippocampus b. ?the right hemisphere c. ?the left hemisphere d. ?the amygdala
Your body's tendency to maintain equilibrium is similar to which of the following in your home?
a. a thermostat b. a rechargeable battery c. a smoke detector d. an electric generator