Sally walks into a dark room and notices that she can see specific objects in the room better if she looks slightly to one side of the object rather than directly at it. This is because by looking off to the side, the light falls ________
a. on the fovea, which is loaded with light-sensitive cones
b. next to the fovea and onto light-sensitive cones
c. next to the fovea and onto light-sensitive rods
d. on the fovea, which is loaded with light-sensitive rods
Answer: c
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a. John Watson b. Ivan Pavlov c. John Garcia d. B.F. Skinner e. Robert Rescorla
Your textbook compares prospective memory in younger adults and older adults. The research typically shows that elderly adults
a. make fewer prospective-memory errors, probably because they have developed effective strategies for remembering to do things in the future. b. make fewer prospective-memory errors, probably because retired adults do not need to remember so many work-related responsibilities. c. make more prospective-memory errors, probably because this kind of memory task is mostly based on working memory, and elderly people often have trouble with working memory. d. make more prospective-memory errors, probably because this kind of task is mostly based on implicit memory, and elderly people often have trouble with implicit memory.
Which of the following self-deceptions developed by Shelley Taylor and her colleagues refers to unrealistic positive thinking about the future?
A. control B. optimism C. meaning D. subjectivity
Descartes believed that innate ideas:
a. are figments of the imagination b. have a strong biological component c. come from experience d. are revealed by God