Evidence for the role of top-down processing in perception is shown by which of the following examples?
a. When someone can easily select a target that has a feature distinct from distracters
b. When someone cannot read an illegible word in a written sentence
c. When someone easily identifies an object even though that object is unexpected in that context (e.g., identifying a telephone inside a refrigerator)
d. When someone accurately identifies a word in a song on a radio broadcast despite static interfering with reception
d
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According to Hippocrates' humoral theory, the "choleric" personality is
A. hot-tempered. B. easygoing. C. kind. D. cheap.
What is the philosophical position that reality can only be known by understanding the
physical world, of which the mind is a part? a. Rationalism b. Dualism c. Materialism d. Empiricism e. Behaviorism
In tracking the historical pattern of college students' sexual experiences, research has shown that reports of sexual intercourse have
a. increased over the last 40 years. b. decreased over the last 40 years. c. remained unchanged. d. not been widely researched.