The visual "pop-out," or eye-catching effect, of such visual stimuli as lines, shapes, edges, spots, and colors occurs because your visual system is highly sensitive to perceptual

a. amplitudes.
b. transducers.
c. features.
d. thresholds.


C

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When teachers are initially told that the students they will be teaching are either not very imaginative or are very imaginative, ratings using an adjective checklist will tend to reflect this original assessment. This is an example of

a. the effect of context. b. visual analogue. c. low sample size. d. forced choice effect.

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Seligman’s work to strengthen the positive psychology movement included ______.

a. deemphasizing other perspectives b. printing more materials and dominating the market c. utilizing media platforms to spread the word d. initiating conferences and providing research grants

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Which Supreme Court decision ruled that the gratuitousness of injuries, and not their severity, was the determining factor in constitutional violations?

A. Diaz v. Martinez B. Gomez v. Glenn C. Hamdin v. Grouch D. Hudson v. McMillian

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Your sister, who is currently of healthy weight, is pregnant and she believes she should eat as much food as she can because she is "eating for two". You respond by ______

a. encouraging her to gain as much weight as possible as long as she's eating healthy foods b. cautioning her against this belief because gaining too much weight during pregnancy could be damaging to her health c. cautioning her against this belief and telling her she should only gain a maximum of 15 pounds during pregnancy d. encouraging her to eat as much as she wants because there are no risks associated with too much weight gain during pregnancy

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