The meaningful interpretation of a proximal stimulus is called the ______.
a. percept
b. sensation
c. distal stimulus
d. retinal image
a. percept
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a. hunting and gathering b. agriculture c. fishing d. industry
Based on the findings of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, if expectant parents considering participating in Early Head Start were given a choice of services, they and their children would benefit most if they
a. combined center-based care with home visits b. chose home visits only c. selected center-based care only d. chose the most convenient option, since no differences were found among the different types of service formats
_____ occurs when a person fails to take responsibility for actions or inaction because of the presence of other people who are seen to share the responsibility.
a. diffusion of responsibility b. the bystander effect c. altruism d. the onlooker effect
Which of the following conclusions can be inferred from the performance of chimpanzees in the hidden banana task?
A) ?Chimpanzees are able to use information about what could be known by the dominant chimp to their advantage. B) ?Chimpanzees have transitive inference. C) ?Chimpanzees are inherently deceptive. D) ?Chimpanzees are capable of insight that leads to innovative tool-making.