If you forget to take out the trash for 2 weeks, it will probably stink. After 30 minutes of being around it, you don't notice the smell. This is an example of:
A) signal detection.
B) accommodation.
C) Weber's law.
D) sensory adaptation.
D) sensory adaptation.
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The study of gender psychology first gained traction
A. in 1879 when William Wundt founded the first psychology lab B. during the Women’s suffrage movement of the early 1900s C. in response to large numbers of women entering the workforce during World War II D. during the second wave of the women’s movement in the 1970s
Vera has the following cyclical pattern of symptoms. A week before her period, she is persistently angry and anxious, has body aches, and she has marked interpersonal conflicts that interfere with her work and social relationships. According to the DSM-5, what condition might Vera have?
a. a proposed "premenstrual dysphoric disorder" b. "adjustment disorder" c. a gynecological disorder called "raging hormones" d. no diagnosable mental disorder
"Perceiving machines" are used by the U.S. Postal service to "read" the addresses on letters and sort them quickly to their correct destinations. Sometimes, these machines cannot read an address, because the writing on the envelope is not sufficiently clear for the machine to match the writing to an example it has stored in memory. Human postal workers are much more successful at reading unclear
addresses, most likely because of a. bottom-up processing. b. top-down processing. c. their in-depth understanding of principles of perception. d. repeated practice at the task.
Regarding the Big Five model of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Extroverts tend to have more sexual partners and take more risks that can land them in the hospital. b. Extreme perfectionism is maladaptive and typically lowers performance at school and elsewhere. c. Introverts tend to earn more money during their careers, but also tend to divorce more than extroverts. d. People low in agreeableness are at an advantage in doing creative, artistic work or succeeding in the business world, since these involve putting one's own interests first.